Examples of 'he could neither' in a sentence

Meaning of "he could neither"

This phrase implies a state of indecisiveness or inability to make a choice or decision. It suggests that the person is torn between two or more options and is unable to make up their mind

How to use "he could neither" in a sentence

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he could neither
He could neither go back nor stay here.
And that was something he could neither allow nor contemplate.
He could neither buy nor sell drugs.
He had done all this for a girl whom he could neither regard nor esteem.
That he could neither walk nor ride.
The king returned to his palace, but he could neither eat nor sleep.
He could neither afford nor use a gun.
He got paralysed and for six months he could neither stand nor move without support.
He could neither believe his ears too.
Sami was illiterate . He could neither read nor write.
He could neither read nor write.
Although Richie spoke Japanese fluently, he could neither read nor write it proficiently.
He could neither sit nor stand.
A spokesman for von der Leyen said he could neither confirm nor deny Macron 's account.
He could neither walk nor stand up.

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Though, being blind and dumb, he could neither see to pick it up.
He could neither write songs nor perform alone.
One month passed, then another … But he could neither stand nor walk.
He could neither impose duties nor inflict penalties.
Richard had proved he could neither manage the Parliament nor control the army.
He could neither believe his eyes nor ears.
Of course he could neither see the meaning nor even the possibility of such a thing.
He could neither take it in properly nor answer intelligently.
He could neither have been prosecuted nor punished for this.
But he could neither see nor sense anyone else.
He could neither live with her nor without her.
He could neither speak nor dress himself when the filmmakers met him.
He could neither pursue nor defend the common good considered as common good.
He could neither read nor write and there are many who attested to this fact.
Yet he could neither maintain peace within the empire nor its most important rights.
He could neither read nor write but he understood Politics and he was a socialist.
He could neither control his troops nor deal with the fanatic Beggars.
So he could neither sing, squeal nor grass.
He could neither read it nor play any instrument ".
He could neither read nor write, he was entirely illiterate.
He could neither read nor write, and never learned to do so.
However, he could neither prevent substantial growth in unemployment nor hurry the pace of recovery.
He could neither sleep, nor stay awake.
He could neither sell, give, nor bequeath his land.
He could neither eat, drink, nor sleep.

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