not able

Example Sentences

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But city officials were not given details about the operation, and were not able to notify the public until hours before the training began.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s a proof point of something more fundamental which is wrong in the general economy—that people are not able to buy new cars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"I was not able to read small letters, I was not able to thread in a needle... now I can, to do all those things," she said.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"People are probably subsisting on 1,000 or 1,500 calories a day, and are not able to get basic healthcare," he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

She pulled back and grinned at them, still not able to completely believe it.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon