How to Use can it in a Sentence
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But can it get plumped in post?
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
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Or more to the point, can it be fixed at all?
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
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So can it get cleaned up before the Olympics?
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
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What does normal life mean in this context—can it be staged?
—Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
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Nor can it be achieved via random mix-and-matching.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
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There’re people stuck in a wheel of vengeance and can it be broken?
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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If a case starts in juvenile court, can it be moved to adult court?
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022
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There are no treatments or cures for autism, nor can it be reversed.
—USA Today, 8 May 2025
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How and how soon can it be operated and paid for longer term?
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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And how can it be moved efficiently to where users can get it?
—Jennifer McDermott, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
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What does liberty mean and how can it be lived in an unfree world?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Could it be used on dry hair for touch-ups, or can it only be applied to damp hair?
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
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People are stuck in the wheel of engines, and can it be broken?
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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What went wrong in that instance, and how can it be prevented?
—Saurabh Gombar, STAT, 21 June 2024
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It can’t be used for grass because it can’t be sprayed, nor can it be used for vegetable beds.
—Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
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And more importantly, how can it be achieved (trust fund or not)?
—House Beautiful, 26 May 2023
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The work cannot be seasonal, nor can it be confined to an island.
—T.d. Jakes, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
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How can it be treated or prevented?
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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But, can it be done in a manner that is Earth and people-friendly?
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Her influence cannot be stifled by jail, nor can it be confined to one country.
—Nadia Murad, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
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But what exactly is ammonia, and how can it be used for cleaning jobs around the home?
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
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Not only can it be used on the surface of the stove, but it can also be used to clean the inside of your oven.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
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What is the biggest challenge for small businesses across the country and how can it be solved?
—Abc News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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And more importantly, how can it be used to affect change in our lives and across our culture?
—Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 Nov. 2024
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If a place isn’t on Google Maps, can it really be said to exist?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Nor can it be performed with any clothing, gestures, or words that are proper to a wedding.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2023
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There is also a sale condition that states nothing is to ever be built on the ranch nor can it be sold again.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2024
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Or can it be practiced, improved, developed?
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Not only can it be easily dressed up or down, there are roomy seam pockets on each side to stash essentials.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
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This might feel like Screenwriting 101, so how can it be applied here?
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2025
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