not able

Example Sentences

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Another said they were not able to access online banking on the app or the website.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

“There are so many routes of access right now that are not able to be stopped or regulated, at least not so far,” she said.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“And secondly,” Axel continues, “in many situations, the level of desperation keeps increasing. Often, if other conservation techniques are not able to prevent extinction on their own, reintroductions are necessary to help save a species.”

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh