How to Use enable in a Sentence

enable

verb

• These choices are part of what enabled the company to be successful.
• Be sure to enable your computer's firewall.
• The machine enables us to create copies without losing quality.
• The system enables students to access class materials online.
• In that setting, she was enabled to reach out to those in need.
  — courant.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• Does the shorthand and trust the two of you have built up now enable you to take more risks on-screen?
  — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Variety, 28 July 2023
• Healthy sleep will enable you to feel more refreshed and less stressed.
  — Sonja Marie, Essence, 30 June 2020
• There wasn’t a moment in his prep that wasn’t enabled by a woke brand.
  — Cam Wolf, GQ, 21 June 2018
• The two slots on the sides enable users to mount extra flashlights when needed.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022
• Speed that enables him to run between the baselines in three to four seconds.
  — Ailene Voisin, sacbee, 6 Feb. 2018
• The affordances of sticks, pedals and things to hit with them enable our sound.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Mar. 2023
• This mechanism also enables group traits to evolve in the yeast.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2018
• That enabled him to avoid capture by staying on the run for days in rugged mountains.
  — Beth Warren, courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Citi enables us to see the world from a financial standpoint.
  — Reuters, Fortune, 21 June 2017
• The sauropods had soft tissue pads to absorb their enormous weight and enable them to walk on land.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
• But the tumor was benign, and Quinn had surgery to enable him to live with the tumor.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
• Moves were toward the basket, which one time enabled him to follow with a dunk.
  — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 12 Jan. 2020
• This mix would enable the animal to take flight at horse size.
  — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021
• This man enabled the rape of dozens of women, destroying many lives.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 28 Aug. 2017
• Standing on one leg also enables the other one to warm up tucked against the body.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2019
• Can add bulk to his upper body that should enable him to stay durable and to sustain and play at a high level.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2022
• Here’s how to enable the updates for Bard and some advice to keep in mind.
  — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
• The secret is this will enable you also to have more fun and fulfillment.
  — Sarah Needham, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• Alaska is one of few states around the country to enable statewide crisis standards of care.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2021
• That blessing should enable people to get back to a life of dignity.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2021
• Use your router’s built-in fire wall, confirm it’s enabled.
  — Sam Wood, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• The company says its products lower costs and enable clients to grow with less risk.
  — Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 6 May 2022
• Telling others breaks the silence and enables you to more easily seek help.
  — Debra Manzella, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2023
• Just doing that can ground us, and enable us to stay engaged, resilient and calm.
  — Dolly Chugh, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
• Plus, an interior light enables grillers to be able to check in on their food, even when the sun has set.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Apr 2024