Examples of 'were unable to do' in a sentence

Meaning of "were unable to do"

were unable to do: Expressing the incapacity or lack of ability to achieve or complete a task or action

How to use "were unable to do" in a sentence

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were unable to do
The doctors were unable to do anything for him.
Even the most developed countries were unable to do so.
The doctors were unable to do anything for her.
They wanted to hold positions militarily but were unable to do so.
If they were unable to do so they would be jointly liable.
God is doing for us what we were unable to do for ourselves.
Were unable to do anything as they were dismantled.
When we were your age we were unable to do it already.
We were unable to do our activities the next day.
And the four of you were unable to do that.
But they were unable to do anything more in the following days.
They replied that they were unable to do so.
Males who were unable to do so experience horrific shame.
They were simply so pressed they were unable to do it.
Emergency services were unable to do anything to save the occupant.

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He was looking at doing what two relievers were unable to do.
The invaders were unable to do anything.
But subsequent explorers who tried to trace it were unable to do so.
Now they were unable to do this.
Your son wants to accomplish what even you were unable to do.
The diggers were unable to do it alone.
We must then do something which the greatest minds were unable to do.
We were unable to do anything to save ourselves.
Decree they were unable to do so.
He wrote letters for his fellow soldiers who were unable to do so.
Where you were unable to do it.
They have made up for what you were unable to do.
They were unable to do more.
They did what they wanted to do even if they were unable to do otherwise.
They were unable to do so because it is against the rule of gravitational force.
When you arrived home you were unable to do the bare minimum.
We were unable to do so and I should like to cite the reasons.
The disciples were unable to do it.
That was something that the great Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin were unable to do.
But we were unable to do so.
Babies who did not take a nap were unable to do this.
Communist system they were unable to do anything ultimately meaningful or make anything out of.
The communist regimes came to grief because they were unable to do this.
Defendants were unable to do so.
They tried to find the American lines but were unable to do so.
Thousands were unable to do so.
The visitors dominated possession from the outset but were unable to do much with it.
All subjects were unable to do their job or to perform very light physical exercise.
Who wanted to do so were unable to do so.
The Cubs were unable to do anything after that.
So a blast of sound struck them and they were unable to do anything but stare.
The CCEE were unable to do this from one day to the next.
Most of those in Borovo Naselje were unable to do so and were killed.
If they were unable to do so, the other team won.
Questions have swirled over why police were unable to do anything about Butt.

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