How to Use capable in a Sentence

capable

adjective

• The final winners of the night proved that the show is still capable of a plot twist.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
• Willard knows what the program is capable of at full strength.
  — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2022
• There are some pretty capable camper vans out there, but this 4×4 will leave them in the dust.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
• No one is capable of that, and acknowledging that is part of the fun of Woke.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2022
• The burden is on the left to show Biden is capable of handling himself.
  — Fox News, 6 June 2024
• All kinds of people are capable and want to show their skills and talents. .
  — The Editors Of Mh, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
• That’s not to say that the Giants aren’t capable of a return to top form by a dozen or more players.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
• That isn’t to say that the defense stack hasn’t grown more capable itself.
  — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
• While the top two appear locked in — the Bills and the Chiefs — the surging Bengals are still capable of crashing the party.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Dec. 2022
• The app is capable of programming up to 4,000 lights at once.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
• The new drone is capable of flying at speeds of 45 miles per hour and is small enough to fit into the trunk of a police car.
  — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
• Just young people who, with a bit of support, can be capable of a great deal.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• The film showed what the Warriors are capable of in transition.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• But the Spartans, who shoot a more than respectable 48.6% from the floor, are capable of hanging around awhile.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
• The organizing wave of the past year has shown what food unions are capable of, clearing the way for fights to come.
  — Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2022
• The higher the death toll has risen in the U.S., the more capable—even caring—the Communist regime can be portrayed as.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2022
• Off-road-capable Kenda tires go on 17-inch front and 14-inch rear wheels.
  — New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
• This season, Ada gets to shine as the most capable Shelby.
  — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 9 June 2022
• Still, the wagon is capable of hauling heavy loads up to 150 pounds — plenty for all types of gear.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• The brawny mill is mated to a four-speed automatic and is capable of pushing the limo to a top speed of 142 mph.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
• Cameron is capable of creating great art, but The Way of Water is not art at all.
  — WIRED, 6 Jan. 2023
• The goal is to have those guys bring the best out of each other, and these three athletes are certainly capable.
  — Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023
• One motor in the back of the car and two more in the front will be capable of producing at least 800 horsepower on their own.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 June 2024
• The Texans have to see if Mills is capable of being the starter, so adding a prospect in Round 2-3 isn't going to bode well with anyone.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 22 Apr. 2022
• Pratt and Howard are charming and more than capable as an action duo.
  — cleveland, 8 June 2022
• The 1970s wasn’t a great decade for the studio, but songs like this show that Disney was still capable of creative wonder.
  — Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
• The guys coming off the bench, some of them, like Micah (Parrish), were capable of being starters.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
• As such, the rugged workhorse is capable of traveling to farms miles from the coastline.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
• The failure was due to some issue with the upper stage of the vehicle, which is capable of lofting about 3 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
• Due to the abundant moisture these storms will be capable of producing excessive rainfall rates.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025