Examples of unable in a Sentence
I was unable to afford the trip.
He was unable to play tennis after the injury.
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The rule also would have prohibited lenders from using medical devices, such as wheelchairs or prosthetic limbs, as collateral for loans and barred them from repossessing the devices if patients were unable to repay the loans.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The first trial ended in a mistrial last year after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 15 July 2025
The rule also would have prohibited lenders from using medical devices, such as wheelchairs or prosthetic limbs, as collateral for loans and barred them from repossessing the devices if patients were unable to repay the loans.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Advertisement Read more: The True Cost of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NASA
Many offices around the country are unable to carry out previously routine tasks like releasing weather balloons to get precise atmospheric data—and experts say forecasts have already been less accurate this year.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2025
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“Unable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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unable
adjective
un·able
ˌən-ˈā-bəl 
ˈən-
: not able : incapable
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