How to Use able in a Sentence

able

adjective

• She is one of the ablest lawyers in the firm.
• He will buy a new car as soon as he is able.
• He turned out to be an able editor.
• The driver was able to get out of the car on their own.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
• The king wouldn’t be able to pull off the same feat these days on Maui.
  — Richard Morgan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Nov. 2022
• Not being able to have any of the content of the thing.
  — Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
• Then click the link and subscribe to be able to text us.
  — oregonlive, 20 July 2023
• The two were able to team up for a split second to get Nia Jax out of the way.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
• Their father was able to get out of the snow and ride out as well.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
• And Ukraine ought to be able to fire back across that border.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 June 2024
• So great to be able to make this with her and be part of this journey.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 Feb. 2023
• Myles Garrett was able to get to Josh Allen a few times.
  — Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
• Gorski has since been able to get her debt down to $2,700.
  — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
• Witold Pilecki was never able to consign the past to the past in the same way.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
• Trust that your child will be able to take care of themselves.
  — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
• Just to be able to play some music with him was so cool.
  — Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2022
• Ten years ago, Johnny Manziel should have been able to do the same to Mack Brown.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Nov. 2022
• Your goal is to be able to be seen by drivers on the roadway.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
• Cravalho has been able to pave the way for her mother in turn.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
• Trump likely won't be able to use the stock to get a loan, either.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
• Why was Charles able to get away with murder for so long?
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
• The others were able to complete the lyrics to some of Swift’s most iconic songs.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
• In Jayden’s case, the doctors were not able to revive the boy.
  — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
• That team has to be able to get people and objects and stuff in the right places in not enough time.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022
• Fans who attend the match will be able to stay in their seats to watch the event in the stadium.
  — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say.
  — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
• First, Iran would have to be able to control the strait after a strike.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
• The crews have not yet been able to remove the victims from the mountain because of the extreme conditions, the sheriff said.
  — Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
• While our sources have not been able to confirm the outcome of that meeting, Audi has effectively done it for us.
  — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
• Race officials were able to collar him and return him home unharmed.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026