Examples of 'they thought they could' in a sentence

Meaning of "they thought they could"

they thought they could: This phrase is used when referring to someone's belief or expectation that they were able to do something. It implies that the person had confidence in their ability to accomplish a certain task or achieve a particular outcome

How to use "they thought they could" in a sentence

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they thought they could
I guess they thought they could fix me.
Supermarkets would overcharge if they thought they could.
They thought they could do it without being discovered.
They did what they thought they could do.
They thought they could defeat us so easily.
They answered that they thought they could.
They thought they could do it without being caught.
They picked it because they thought they could win.
They thought they could buy me off.
Upon him whenever they thought they could do so undetected.
They thought they could contain him.
They set a goal they thought they could reach.
They thought they could protect you.
They wanted to hurt me because they thought they could.
They thought they could choose passivity.

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They went wherever they thought they could do the most good.
They thought they could make me forget.
He inspired so many people to go beyond what they thought they could do.
They thought they could do it in six months.
People who would do it themselves if they thought they could get away with it.
They thought they could come here.
I am sure your children would wanna help you if they thought they could.
They thought they could really do anything.
I am sure your children would want to help you if they thought they could.
They thought they could remake man.
That they felt from somebody that they thought they could trust.
They thought they could accuse you.
Nakashima filed the lawsuit because they thought they could win too.
They thought they could kill him.
Do not doubt for a minute that if they thought they could get away with it.
They thought they could keep us locked up.
I meant that they were looking for someone that they thought they could take.
They thought they could get over it.
Participant librarians say that responses have been much higher than they thought they could be.
They thought they could save me.
They Won because they thought they could.
They thought they could terrify us.
The Capaccios came onto our turf because they thought they could.
They thought they could sell it.
Tom and Mary said they thought they could cheer John up.
They thought they could bury the past.
Even without the documents they thought they could prove that Egunkaria financed ETA.
They thought they could scare me.
Are they stronger than they thought they could be?
And they thought they could use it to destroy me.
They could do anything, or at least they thought they could.
They thought they could force our hand.
Even with one son, they thought they could manage.
They thought they could ruin us.
No one wanted to fight, they thought they could not win.

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