Examples of 'was unable to prevent' in a sentence

Meaning of "was unable to prevent"

was unable to prevent: This phrase indicates that the individual or situation described could not stop or avoid something from happening

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

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was unable to prevent
He was unable to prevent the encirclement of the city.
And that he was unable to prevent.
Was unable to prevent a single thing in advance.
Cassandra foresaw the destruction of Troy but she was unable to prevent the war.
I was unable to prevent the power transfer.
I was attacked by another alien, sir . I was unable to prevent the power transfer.
I was unable to prevent the sickness.
His replacement, Graham Taylor, was unable to prevent the side from being relegated.
I was unable to prevent the transfer . It can not be disengaged . A core breach is again imminent.
Etebo played 14 matches with Las Palmas but was unable to prevent them being relegated.
State was unable to prevent devaluation.
The Chinese Government considered this act a direct insult, but was unable to prevent its passage.
I was unable to prevent this.
Although exchanging some gunfire, Suma was unable to prevent the escape of the Russian ships.
I was unable to prevent it.
She disappeared yesterday . I was unable to prevent it.
Arkema said it was unable to prevent the possibility of an explosion at the plant.
That 's why I abandoned this stupid war I was unable to prevent.
And that he was unable to prevent Anubis from destroying Abydos.
Notwithstanding Pope 's harsh measures, he was unable to prevent the.
And that Daniel Jackson was unable to prevent Anubis from destroying Abydos.
Yet, at this very Demon Empress Grand Ceremony, he was unable to prevent it.
A god who was unable to prevent this tragedy?
Collins scored Huddersfield's equaliser, but was unable to prevent them losing 4-3.
However, he was unable to prevent an innings defeat.
But he was unable to prevent the fall of Mussolini, which led Italy.
I regret that I was unable to prevent it, Sir.
He was unable to prevent Morton 's relegation to the Second Division.
Treatment with Nadolol at 80 mg / day was unable to prevent several lipothymic and syncopal episodes.
He was unable to prevent the Arabs from pillaging the capital of Dvin in 642.
Isolated in Scandinavia, Harthacnut was unable to prevent Harold Harefoot seizing the crown for himself.
I was unable to prevent the sickness . I am sorry, Majesty.
That 's a shock, eh? And that he was unable to prevent Anubis from destroying Abydos.
He was unable to prevent Coevorden from surrendering in September 1592.
He switched sides at half-time, but he was unable to prevent a 3-2 defeat for Manchester United.
However, he was unable to prevent the club 's relegation to the Scottish Championship.
Even so, the Government was unable to prevent isolated individuals from committing disruptive acts.
Most notably, it was unable to prevent the Second World War.
However, he was unable to prevent them from besieging the caliph 's house.
The priest was unable to prevent the ball, and he 's gone off his head.
However, he was unable to prevent the murder of Sriranga II 's entire family.
Matthias, old and ailing, was unable to prevent a takeover by Maximilian 's faction.
According to Eddy, she was unable to prevent the adoption, but McClure 's implied otherwise.
However, he was unable to prevent the team from succumbing to a 4-3 defeat.
Named Marshal in 1709, he was unable to prevent Guido Starhemberg from taking Balaguer.

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