not able

Example Sentences

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The local fire department said it was not able to enter building due to risk of collapse, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported.

From BBC

Understandably, the “Fallout” crew was not able to build an entire city from the ground up.

From Los Angeles Times

"If we look at that history, and we compare it to the history of African-Americans and women who were not able to vote, who were not able to own property, who had express classifications based on their status written into the law for most of this country's history, these things don't compare," he said.

From BBC

It is difficult to gauge the true scale of bloodshed because, like other international news organisations, the BBC is not able to report from inside the country.

From BBC

I’m not able to be in a room alone for that long.

From Los Angeles Times