Examples of 'all we could do' in a sentence

Meaning of "all we could do"

all we could do: This phrase is used to convey that a particular action or response was the only option available or the most that could be done in a given situation. It implies limitations or constraints on what can be accomplished

How to use "all we could do" in a sentence

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all we could do
All we could do is hope for the best.
My doctor said all we could do is keep checking.
All we could do was to pretend not to be in hurry.
Could be reached but that was all we could do.
It was all we could do to keep them from being executed.
I am happy with my performance and it was all we could do.
That was all we could do with other people.
And while they went crazy all we could do was wait.
But all we could do was stay real quiet.
Truly that is all we could do.
And all we could do was sit and watch.
Fighting was all we could do.
And all we could do was keep you safe.
We did what all we could do.
All we could do was stand there and take it.

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We have done all we could do for now.
All we could do was hang on for the ride.
Sometimes all we could do was cry.
All we could do was to notice these marks as we hurried on.
After the surgery all we could do was wait and see.
All we could do before was retrieve archived data.
This was all we could do.
So all we could do was send out a weekly newsletter.
Think of all we could do.
All we could do was to hope to get away at night.
And they told us all we could do was wait until morning.
All we could do was wait and it was just magnificent.
Praying was all we could do.
All we could do was rebuild the structures.
Our crops failed each year and all we could do was go hungry.
For now all we could do is have faith.
I was feeling that maybe what we were doing was all we could do.
All we could do is wait for it to heal itself.
It was all we could do.
All we could do was laugh that night.
Putting her on the liver surgery schedule six months later was all we could do.
It was all we could do to get it in the house.
Praying for Tom was all we could do.
All we could do was hunker down and wait it out.
And we found a distributor in Michigan that would take all we could do.
All we could do was watch and wait.
We were trying not to be carried away And that was all we could do.
All we could do was clean up after him.
The English returned from their missions and all we could do was with empty magazines.
All we could do now was give it a title.
We were drowning, and all we could do was save ourselves.
All we could do was sit here and look up at them.
After the war, it was all we could do to survive.
All we could do was wait for rescue.
We were helpless - all we could do was to wait for help.

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