Examples of 'could not account' in a sentence

Meaning of "could not account"

Phrase: could not account, Definition: This phrase is typically used to express inability to explain or justify something, or failure to provide a valid reason or explanation

How to use "could not account" in a sentence

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could not account
I could not account for their enthusiasm.
He watched it fifteen minutes but could not account for it.
He could not account for such maneuvres.
Differential decay of pigments in traps could not account for this observed bias.
He could not account for his foolish mistake.
Variation in the location of pigmented cells could not account for differences in leaf optics.
This paradigm could not account for everything that went on in world politics.
Selective labelling or selective digestion of DNA sequence classes could not account for these observations.
The swim suits worn could not account for the differences observed.
The ensuing investigation identified that the Nouvelle Pharmacie could not account for two million pills.
Previous models could not account for a gravitational force strong enough to cause the effect.
After that there was an entire day that I could not account for.
Dark respiration changes could not account for the different trends observed.
Demographic changes, economic variables, police practice and other factors could not account for the changes.
However, they could not account for how these patterns made it into the mind.

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For Einstein, there was an illogicality here, which could not account for physical reality.
The study could not account for the effects of physical health conditions, for example.
But there is one number that we could not account for, highlighted in orange.
Their instrument had an excess 3.5 K antenna temperature which they could not account for.
When she came back, he could not account for the money.
Every century Mercury 's perihelion advance slightly . A change that Newton 's equations could not account for.
Nevertheless, these subjective errors alone could not account for the counterrevolutionary overturn.
The Sartan could not account for their existence, but their danger was undeniable.
The non ‑ tourism exclusions to air travel demand could not account for this 20 % difference.
However, they could not account for evil without God 's existence.
Not being a medical professional attending to my friend I could not account for 3, 7, and 9.
Surely, one type of molecule could not account for all the variation seen within species?
But scientists could not account for how exactly it kept SIRT-1 levels up.
The army admitted that it could not account for how 1,400 officers and noncommissioned officers died.

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