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    Use "unable" in a sentence

    unable example sentences

    unable


    1. ~ Studies have also shown that the nutrients missed by skipping breakfast cannot be compensated for in other meals, as the body is unable to process the vital nutrients optimally if consumed all at once


    2. If you are unable to avoid tension and stress, it may be helpful to learn relaxation therapy from a trained professional


    3. Unable to keep still in my exasperation, I rise to my feet and move over to the wall where there is a poster about something or other … I stare at it blindly, annoyed with myself for losing control


    4. She had been sleeping a lot while he drove, she was languid with satisfaction but unable to sleep


    5. ‘But why?’ I gasped, unable to take this in


    6. If there is a drought, it is better, rather than sprinkling lightly, to water twice a week, soaking the soil to a minimum of 4 inches, or not at all, for shallow watering causes roots to spread out near the top where they will be baked by the sun, becoming unable to withstand drought


    7. Tiny Robot Archimedes was unable to make calculations about the water's movement while he was sinking, though he did record the mating patterns of several kinds of fish


    8. ’ I said, unable to withstand his smile


    9. She pulls her foot, but is unable to free it


    10. In the dark Theo was unable to make out much of the detail

    11. Just after he was done Narrulla's Tear passed into eclipse where they are unable to reach a lighted tower on the native data system and thus unable to continue a connection thru it


    12. I swallow hard, unable to say anything for several seconds


    13. She lasted until they both graduated … I think she was expecting it to go on, but they were unable to get jobs in the same town and, after about six months of living fifty miles apart, it fizzled out


    14. Actually, victims are unable to live without offering their energy to vampires: People who don't really need to work go crazy if they stay unemployed for two months; many women complain that their man exploits or maltreats them, however they don't even think of staying single for more than one week; without a male to serve, they feel useless and unworthy of living


    15. Sitting there in the darkness, unable to see my own hands, it seemed to me that the images in my head were all out of focus


    16. Alstan had been unable to decode the encrypted data sent by the Brazilan expedition


    17. It was his knowledge that made him unable to enjoy this game wasn't it? He cared for Jaseem as a friend but knew he would not understand, even if he was permitted to hear about it


    18. Numb now, I gazed at the silent television screen, watching black and white figures move through a scene of domestic strife, unable for the moment to comprehend what a lawnmower might be used for


    19. Even as deep into this hack as he was, he was unable to trace that diagnostic link


    20. I lay like a living corpse, unable to wipe away the sweat and the dust that clogged my eyes

    21. I sat in front of him, watching as he played with the gun, unable to think of anything to say to him


    22. I nod, unable to meet his eyes, my shame burning in my face


    23. Wrapped as I was in the cotton wool of solitary confinement, unable as I was to express any of my thoughts in concrete form or to engage in conjecture with another rational human being, nonetheless I spent hours imagining faces and clothes and names to accompany the hollow tapping sounds in the night


    24. Smith was unable to fashion physical angels and demons as companions because Smith had never imagined imagination


    25. She was standing frozen to the fore deck in a rictus that would not let her breathe, knowing she should run and unable to do so


    26. ’ she said, unable to come up with a valid reason


    27. A man is unable to stop, so he continues


    28. It fastened on the club, even with it's jaw smashed, but was unable to let go


    29. Would three Elements be enough to turn the tide of decay, sufficient even to save the world? Unable to answer any of these questions, I carefully put the Element away in my belt and lie back on my bunk, staring at the ceiling of the cabin


    30. She knew that Andrew would be unable to communicate to anyone for a while

    31. Practice, at least twice a day throughout the month, the Sarvan-gasana or Shoulderstand described in chapter four, or if you are unable to do this, try lying down with your feet very much higher than your head


    32. understand she is staying with you, since er, the …' my voice trailed off, unable to complete the sentence


    33. I turned and stood with my back to her, unable to look at her, shaking and staring through the window, seeing nothing


    34. The substances of which gallstones are made are produced when the body is unable to cope adequately with the amount of fat consumed


    35. Cyberia stood transfixed for a long, fecund moment, quite unable to believe her ears


    36. either that you admit that you were solely to blame in the situation or that you are unable to


    37. He stared at me, open mouthed, unable to believe his eyes and ears


    38. They were trying hard to be respectful in the chapel but all at once got to their feet and dashed outside, unable to contain their laughter any longer, groaning and rolling on the ground as though they were going to die whilst I patiently waited for their game to end


    39. All day I have been aware of this evening looming … unable to concentrate on anything and, in a way it was a relief when I could eventually go and shower


    40. Then all at once he threw back his head and raised his outstretched arms and I was unable to believe my eyes because the more they stared, the more I saw it wasn't Alexis at all

    41. I pulled back, unable to shut my ears as the horror of what she said sunk in


    42. Unable to accept the things she'd said I sat rigid, appalled, and whispered, 'Didn't you try to help him?'


    43. The people crowded round the crates cursing, grumbling to one another and waving their arms, unable to believe their eyes


    44. unable to remove the thorn from inside his thumb


    45. He was unable to keep any breast


    46. unable to comfort him in any way, and could only


    47. Partially thru her efforts there were too many others able to produce the machines and he was unable to control the gates of heaven as he desired


    48. unable to believe her ears


    49. We’ve been unable to break thru those


    50. Tarak tried to conceal his roar but was unable, as his love for Rayne was great














































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    Synonyms for "unable"

    unable ineffective ineffectual incapable unqualified disqualified ineligible inexpert unfit

    "unable" definitions

    (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how


    (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability


    lacking in power or forcefulness