Examples of unable in a Sentence

I was unable to afford the trip. He was unable to play tennis after the injury.

Recent Examples on the Web An arriving officer was unable to find either Mustang. — John Benson, cleveland, 17 May 2022 However, crews were unable to find Tomlinson or her car. — CBS News, 9 May 2022 Law enforcement officials, however, were unable to find DaShawn and said there was no indication that any other child other than the girlfriend’s two children were living at the home the father and girlfriend shared. — Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022 Claire is arrested for murder, but due to growing tensions, her captors are unable to find a judge to preside over the trial. — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2022 An engineering graduate, Abhishek, is unable to find a job of his caliber. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022 The owner let the dog out into the street after being unable to find someone to take care of the pet before being sent to a quarantine facility, according to state media reports. — New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 After that, contact was lost and searchers have been unable to find a trace of the boat or its 24 passengers and two crew, Kyodo said. — Peter Landers, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2022 Before officers arrived at the home, Hermantown police attempted to do a welfare check on Cole-Skogstad but were unable to find him, Tusken said. — NBC News, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

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