could

Example Sentences

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“If I could come around midnight, then I could really figure it out,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

While expanding access to healthy food is a worthy goal, I fear that these new rules could have the opposite effect for people who are enrolled in SNAP.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

They could include a pledge to open up the economy to more foreign investment and a commitment to end the presence of Russian or Chinese intelligence agencies on the island.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“The market has seen more transactions and more volume than in the last few months, but that could also just be having to do with the season.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Before Berlin could even try to formulate a response, Marcie left, after waving at someone parking their rough-idling Buick near the picnic tables under the big awning.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith