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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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The offense ground to a standstill, and Horford was unable to control the boards against Ivica Zubac, the Clippers’ bruising seven-foot center.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
According to Bloomberg, in the company’s last six quarterly earnings calls, Microsoft said it's been unable to meet all of its customers’ cloud demand and is racing to build AI data centers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In order to get a mold of Nealon’s face, the makeup artists had to cover him in thick plaster that left him unable to breathe through anything other than two straws that were stuck into his nostrils.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unable. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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unable
adjective
un·able
ˌən-ˈā-bəl 
ˈən-
: not able : incapable
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