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 space to be able to speak freely.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2026
• Cox will be able to pull this one off.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
• The brain will then be able to calm down.
  — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 19 Sep. 2025
• That was a new thing to be able to do.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
• But to be able to come home now at this point.
  — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
• Nice to be able to have a good one here against them.
  — Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
• Kids should be able to go to school and live in peace.
  — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• And just haven't been able to get back on our feet again since.
  — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 9 June 2026
• Nothing seemed able to warm me up.
  — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
• And the airlines were able to do that.
  — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
• Many of those will not be able to return.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
• But still wanted to make the team and wasn't able to.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
• She is uniquely placed to be able to do both those things.
  — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
• And the victims may be the least able to spot the scam.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
• Anyone in line at that time will still be able to vote.
  — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• Trust that your child will be able to take care of themselves.
  — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
• Even novice bakers will be able to whip up this pie recipe with ease.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
• Their father was able to get out of the snow and ride out as well.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2024
• Yet, Hingham was able to punch back.
  — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
• The Mets were never able to build on the lead.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
• So great to be able to make this with her and be part of this journey.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 Feb. 2023
• With that grip, the snake is less able to twist its head or free itself.
  — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
• The king wouldn’t be able to pull off the same feat these days on Maui.
  — Richard Morgan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Nov. 2022
• The Syclone was able to do plenty with all that grunt.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
• And then to not be able to get folks in is challenging.
  — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
• Houston should be able to dig itself out of this hole.
  — William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• And Ukraine ought to be able to fire back across that border.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 June 2024