English example sentences with "could"

Learn how to use could in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.

Let's consider the worst that could happen.

If I could send you a marshmallow, Trang, I would.

I wish I could go to Japan.

How could I be a robot? Robots don't dream.

I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.

Could you dial for me? The telephone is too high.

It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.

Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was gone.

It would be so cool if I could speak ten languages!

Could you call again later, please?

If you can't have children, you could always adopt.

The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.

We could see the sunset from the window.

Did you say that I could never win?

Could you please repeat that?

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.

Could you turn on the light, please?

Could you do me a favour please?

You could count to ten when you were two.

You could count to ten when you were two years old.

He asked me if I could speak English.

You could have done it.

Could you solve the problem?

Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?

Had it not been for your cooperation, I could not have finished the work in time.

I wish I could live near your house.

Thanks to your help, I could succeed.

You could get into the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest drinker.

If only I could speak English as fluently as you!

I wish I could go to the party with you.

Thanks to your help, I could understand the book quite well.

I think it's a pity you could not come to our party.

I wish you could come with us.

I wish you could drop in at my house on your way home.

If you could only speak English, you would be perfect.

I marvel how you could agree to the proposal.

No wonder you could not open the door.

Could we have a table in the corner?

Upon arriving at the airport, he said, "I'm glad I could come back."

If it were not for air and water, we could not live.

Without air and water, nothing could live.

If it were not for air, we could not live on the earth.

Were it not for air, no creatures could live.

No living thing could live without air.

Without air, nothing could live.

But for air, nothing could live.

If there were no air, man could not live even ten minutes.

If it were not for air, we could not live.

Not a single cloud could be seen in the sky.

We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby.

Could we have a table in the non-smoking section?

Between astonishment and sorrow, she could not speak a word.

To my surprise, she could not answer the question.

I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.

I could not speak a word, for my heart was full.

We could go out together like we did last year.

From the hill, we could see all the buildings in the city.

Could we have a table in the smoking section?

I wish I could break the habit of smoking.

No one could get the better of him in an argument.

Could you hold these valuables?

I would appreciate it if you could reserve a room at a convenient location for visiting your office.

The train was delayed, so I could not arrive there on time.

I don't feel well. Could you give me some medicine?

I wish I could think of something to say.

Could you show me your return ticket?

It'd be great if you could pick up some bread before you come home.

You could tell by the ear-to-ear grin that came to his face that he really had something to smile about.

People could have avoided many mistakes by simple experiments.

He left his team as he could not get along with the manager.

So great was his emotion that he could not utter a word.

The patient was quite beyond help, so that the doctors could do no more.

It seems unlikely that any society could completely dispense with myths.

There were hardly any teachers at the school that students could talk to.

According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.

You could also say that he's at the bottom of the class, for sure.

Few people, if any, could survive a nuclear war.

Could we have a table outside?

Could you let him out?

We went to the theater early, so we could be sure that everyone could get a seat.

We went to the theater early, so we could be sure that everyone could get a seat.

Could you change my room to one with a view of the ocean?

We could hear the groans of the injured man.

Could I have the check?

Could you add the cost to my room bill?

Could you please call him into the meeting?

I wonder if you could find some time to see me.

We could not but give him up for dead.

We were disappointed because we could not carry out our plan.

We went early to make certain that we could get seats.

We talked over Jack's plan to put in air conditioning, but could not come to a decision.

Since neither one of us could afford to take the other to the movies, we went Dutch.

Our party finally had a candidate we could put forward with pride.

Could I check my bags?

Could you carry my bags for me?

Could you please drive me home?

What time and where could we meet?

I got several bites, but could not hook a fish.

Nobody could decide as to what to do.

I could not see anything.

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