Examples of 'you thought you could' in a sentence

Meaning of "you thought you could"

You thought you could: Implies a realization of inability to achieve a certain task or goal

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

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you thought you could
You thought you could do a lot of good.
Go beyond where you thought you could go.
You thought you could a second ago.
Clinging to the person you thought you could be.
You thought you could talk me out of it.
There was no way you thought you could hide it.
You thought you could have it all.
Everything you thought you could do.
You thought you could skip out on us.
I know in your way you thought you could save me.
So you thought you could escape my fortress.
I can not believe you thought you could fool me.
You thought you could turn him.
I am not sure what you thought you could accomplish here.
You thought you could get it all.

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I merely asked whether you thought you could protect her.
You thought you could buy me back.
You said in your message you thought you could help us.
And you thought you could fix it.
You brought me here because you thought you could handle me.
You thought you could live on sex.
And here was a young woman you thought you could manipulate.
So you thought you could take my money.
Where are the funds you thought you could swindle.
You thought you could outrun them.
You were saying you thought you could call for help.
You thought you could make use of me.
You came because you thought you could get something.
You thought you could change her.
Are the truths you thought you could never reveal.
You thought you could keep it from me.
That one person you thought you could call friend.
You thought you could put it out.
You have given more than you thought you could.
Not if you thought you could escape.
The fame went to your head and you thought you could fly.
Someone you thought you could trust.
Or maybe you feel disappointed in people you thought you could count on.
But you thought you could do better.
I mean that little extravagance you thought you could never afford.
So you thought you could escape me by dying.
Educate yourselves in ways that you thought you could never think of.
You thought you could handle it yourself.
When did you get out of jail you thought you could be a priest.
And you thought you could exploit it.
You got up early because you thought you could take my space.
You thought you could track me down.
More like because you thought you could get someone to rat.
You thought you could trust her.
It digs into you deeper than you thought you could feel.

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