Examples of unable in a Sentence
I was unable to afford the trip.
He was unable to play tennis after the injury.
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Without the matching funds, Adams has so far been unable to significantly ramp up her campaign with TV ads.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Alexander has been unable to stay on the field over the last two years.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Early in the film, Royal seems completely unable to say or do the right things.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Her goal was to return to Nicaragua and open a small business with her husband—who was unable to join the family in the U.S. under the Biden administration’s parole program.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
Alexander has been unable to stay on the field over the last two years.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Early in the film, Royal seems completely unable to say or do the right things.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
Her goal was to return to Nicaragua and open a small business with her husband—who was unable to join the family in the U.S. under the Biden administration’s parole program.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unable. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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unable
adjective
un·able
ˌən-ˈā-bəl 
ˈən-
: not able : incapable
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