Examples of 'was unable to return' in a sentence

Meaning of "was unable to return"

was unable to return: implies that someone or something was not able to come back to a previous state, place, or condition. It suggests a sense of being unable to restore or go back to a previous situation

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

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was unable to return
Thank you was unable to return to the police.
He was immediately carted off the field and was unable to return.
He was unable to return to work after his injuries.
Their aircraft lost position and was unable to return to the carrier.
He was unable to return to active duty for over a year.
His illness meant he was unable to return to active service.
I was unable to return until the day of your wedding.
She went through four painful surgeries and was unable to return to work.
Parkinson was unable to return to full fitness.
When the war broke out the uncle was unable to return.
The client was unable to return to his usual work.
He limped off the field in the second quarter and was unable to return.
Confiance was unable to return the fire.
The rumours were correct which meant he was unable to return to Belgium.
The plaintiff was unable to return to work as a commercial fisherman.
Neal injured his right ankle and was unable to return to the game.
Thompson was unable to return fire and died almost immediately.
Daisy waited but Gatsby was unable to return.
But he was unable to return home.
One student had visited his parents in Gaza and was unable to return.
The chemist was unable to return to work and remained disabled.
He entered the game after Scott Chandler injured his ankle and was unable to return.
I was unable to return to my homeland.
Wilson then admitted that he was unable to return to work that evening.
Joe was unable to return to the ring after missing a flying dropkick.
Because of her illegal status she was unable to return home for longer periods.
Nellie was unable to return to Illinois due to health problems.
Waste of time and I was unable to return.
His family was unable to return to the house even six months later.
In November his father died and Edvard Munch was unable to return for the funeral.
The aircraft was unable to return to Moscow due to a fuel shortage.
After the Second World War broke out she was unable to return to Britain.
He stated that he was unable to return until after the war was over.
That turned out to not to be true, and her mother was unable to return.
Due to the scandal he was unable to return immediately to England.
Over the next several weeks, she became bedbound and was unable to return to work.
He was unable to return to the GDR and did not work as a teacher again.
But Gatsby was unable to return.
He was unable to return to Paris because of the German invasion.
The Contract Reports tool was unable to return your report.
Ferial was unable to return to Egypt while Nasser remained in power.
Details are unclear, but he was unable to return home.
Her father was unable to return to Bulgaria and is now settled in Ghana.
Once the war began, he was unable to return home.
White was unable to return to Roanoke Island for over two years.
He was on the bench, but was unable to return.
The president was unable to return home from a trip to Singapore due to the storm.
Despite those efforts, the applicant was unable to return to profitability.
Gusztáv was unable to return it, so his half-brother filed a lawsuit against him.
When his father passed away last year, he was unable to return for the funeral.

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