ability

Example Sentences

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“If there is a silver lining to this, the amount of support they’ve gotten is beyond my ability to comprehend. The families are so grateful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Success attracts competition, and while Punxsutawney Phil may not have the ability to predict the weather, he has scaled the heights of weather-related celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not a superpower. It’s one gift. An ability to listen, for the sake of ourselves and for others.”

From Literature

“Eh, not all the listening tied to plants or animals. My Tūtū, your great-great.grandmother, was gifted the ability for hear those in pain. She went get plenty schooling. Traditional kine medicine from her auntie. Nursing training from the navy. Can you imagine what she went go through during World War One? Almost like a curse sometimes. Hear folks hurting like that.”

From Literature

The ability to hear seems like a tricky thing.

From Literature