ability

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

With bots sounding more human by the day and the ability to create highly realistic photos and videos of just about whatever one pleases, the very concept of a shared reality may be in rapid decline.

From Slate

For young people raised on smartphones, this has meant that most of them seem to lack the attentional ability to actually read news articles in their entirety.

From Slate

A new review published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences challenges that idea by examining thermoception, the ability to sense changes in skin temperature such as a warm hug or a sudden chill.

From Science Daily

"Feeling warm touch on the skin enhances our ability to sense ourselves from the inside and recognize our own existence. We feel, 'this is my body, and I am grounded in it.'"

From Science Daily

This isn’t a great matchup for the 49ers because Philadelphia has the ability to run the ball on San Francisco’s defense the way Seattle did in the regular-season finale, with the Seahawks gaining 180 yards on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times