How to Use could in a Sentence

could

auxiliary verb

• But those guys could play a lot of places and start at a lot of places.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2021
• Maybe someone at the host stand near the entrance could help?
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
• Like some of those meetings, this could turn into a shootout.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2020
• That could be a goal like wanting to do better in a class or make a new friend.
  — Phyllis Fagell, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
• And that really is the best thing that could happen this year.
  — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2020
• Taking care of that could be both a fun and productive way to spend the day.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2021
• What could have been the second out instead clanked off the scoreboard.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• If the group is poised for a big step forward, the timing could not be better.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
• Garden staff could only do so much to help with the cleanup, Behnke said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• How many teams could play, and when, was one of the topics of discussion.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• And could any of this have something to do with the death of Val’s brother?
  — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
• As in, could a Pac-12 team safely play a game in just four weeks?
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2020
• There has been talk in some circles that this could be the year the Bayside streak ends.
  — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 14 Oct. 2022
• Even with the defense clicking, the best the Fever could do was an eight-point deficit.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2021
• Novara said if that money gets used up quickly, the city could add more to the pot down the line.
  — John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2020
• The cone only indicates where the center of the storm could go.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 7 Nov. 2022
• Heavy rainfall and strong winds could be over parts of the islands over the next two days, the center said.
  — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• The dispatcher kept speaking, but Rogers couldn't make out the words.
  — Michelle Watson and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 20 May 2022
• Dominguez couldn’t find his feel with the ball as the rain picked up, puddles formed near third base and the infield dirt turned to mush.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 24 Oct. 2022
• Dominguez couldn't find his feel with the ball as the rain picked up, puddles formed near third base and the infield dirt turned to mush.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
• The trees were removed so the company could build the sludge pond, according to the city.
  — al, 12 Aug. 2022
• The Cold Wire took a look at why Kingsbury's job status could be shaky.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2021
• If approved, the team could play its first season in Tempe in 2025.
  — Paulina Pineda, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2021
• Chilling at home and working on DIY crafts could be just the thing to make his day.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022
• Wales could easily have one foot in the round of 16 by the end of the first week of the tournament.
  — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• But before the Sox could get a cross-checker to see Valdez, the Astros signed him.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
• The Bears couldn’t stop Aaron Jones, who went off for 132 yards and a rushing touchdown.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
• Win and in, but could a close loss to the Bulldogs make the Crimson Tide the first team with two losses to make the field of four?
  — Ralph D. Russo, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• That’s been the case with a 2021 class that could be a big step to filling the depth the Cardinals have been looking for.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2020
• What happens in the next 12 games could make or break the Tigers' chances of a comeback in the AL Central.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2022