Examples of 'was unable to play' in a sentence

Meaning of "was unable to play"

was unable to play - This phrase typically refers to a situation where someone was incapable of participating in a sporting event or a performance due to some reason

How to use "was unable to play" in a sentence

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was unable to play
Afellay was unable to play for three months.
He suffered a fracture and was unable to play.
Moore was unable to play the following night.
He broke his clavicle and was unable to play for a while.
He was unable to play at all in his rookie season.
Player declined or was unable to play.
He was unable to play because of an ankle injury.
But he was injured early in the season and was unable to play.
This meant he was unable to play in the tournament.
Bresnan suffered an injury ahead of the final test and was unable to play.
He got so big he was unable to play in the outfield.
He warmed up this past Sunday against the Saints but was unable to play.
Stagg was unable to play in the game due to injury.
He was born with stunted fingers so was unable to play a musical instrument himself.
He was unable to play professionally due to recurring knee problems.

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Due to many injuries she was unable to play much in recent years.
He was unable to play due to his required military service.
Novak suffered a concussion and was unable to play the remainder of the series.
He was unable to play for the rest of the season.
He injured his left knee in the crash and was unable to play football.
Colbeck was unable to play for nearly three months.
Due to the severity of the injury she was unable to play again that season.
Schubert was unable to play it successfully.
I was so invested in the game that I was unable to play for a while.
He was unable to play in the early rounds of the next season.
He missed the Cambridge match and was unable to play for Surrey that season.
Bouchard was unable to play and was forced to withdraw from the tournament.
Sprinkle earned the start after Jordan Reed suffered a hamstring injury and was unable to play.
Bart was unable to play again.
Unfortunately I had already gotten rid of my Wii and was unable to play the game.
And she was unable to play the violin like before.
However, he suffered from injuries and was unable to play very many matches.
He was unable to play the field because he could not throw.
Due to his knee injury Olly was unable to play for the entire season.
She was unable to play the piano for many years.
It was not as if I was unable to play here.
He was unable to play for several years and believed his career to be over.
Captain James Hopes was unable to play due to injury.
She was unable to play the same part at Bordeaux.
Despite his technique, he was unable to play without vibrato.
He was unable to play against either Brazil or Uruguay due to his injury.
Defending champions William Renshaw was unable to play the Challenge Round due to a tennis elbow.
However, Camerin suffered a sprain in her right ankle and was unable to play.
Barkley was unable to play due to injury and was replaced by Gary Payton.
Similarly, he loved to collect musical instruments, but was unable to play any of them.
Andrew Bynum was unable to play in the second half because of a knee injury.
On his debut match he broke his finger and was unable to play for 8 weeks.
As he was unable to play for a few months, he started composing.
However, Mockevičius was unable to play due to injury.
During the latter stages of the competition, Spassky fell ill and was unable to play.

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