Examples of unable in a Sentence
I was unable to afford the trip.
He was unable to play tennis after the injury.
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Residents of Gaza are currently unable to leave on their own because the border crossing into Egypt is closed.
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The agency was unable to notify seven employees about reinstatement.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
Residents of Gaza are currently unable to leave on their own because the border crossing into Egypt is closed.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
The agency was unable to notify seven employees about reinstatement.
—Ashley Murray, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
Nineteen states and the District of Columbia argued their harm stemmed from not having received 60-days' notice of the mass layoffs as required by federal law, which left them unable to provide a rapid response that could have mitigated the economic impact.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unable. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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unable
adjective
un·able
ˌən-ˈā-bəl 
ˈən-
: not able : incapable
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