English example sentences with "couldn't"

Learn how to use couldn't in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you.

I couldn't say when exactly in my life it occurred to me that I would be a pilot someday.

I couldn't call you; the telephone was out of order.

He couldn't be good for you.

It was too bad you couldn't come.

It's a pity that you couldn't come.

The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.

I couldn't make myself understood in a foreign country.

I couldn't sleep well because it was noisy outside.

Everybody was disguised, so I couldn't tell who was who.

I couldn't run from the past.

I tried again and again, but I couldn't succeed.

Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.

Something happened and he couldn't keep his promise.

The princess couldn't help laughing at him.

It's an awful shame your wife couldn't come.

I couldn't make myself understood in English.

Because of rain, we couldn't go to the beach.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on one of those iBooks and now I got one as a present. I feel so lucky!

For one thing, I couldn't afford to do that.

Not seeing anything in the dark, we couldn't move.

I couldn't go out on account of the bad weather.

Father was in a bad mood since he couldn't play golf because of bad weather.

We couldn't find out her whereabouts.

I couldn't get in touch with him.

I couldn't recognize him at first.

I couldn't help but turn down his offer.

I searched high and low for my lighter but couldn't find it.

Try as he might, he couldn't get the door open.

As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.

If it hadn't been for his advice, I couldn't have succeeded.

If it had not been for your help, I couldn't have completed the work.

We tried again to bump off the politician, but couldn't do it.

We tried it again, but couldn't do it.

This guy is really wishy-washy. He couldn't make a decision to save his life.

I had a difficult time in Mexico because I couldn't understand all of the Spanish.

I couldn't make out what he meant by 'megafeps'.

Bob tried to speak to Anne, but he couldn't.

We couldn't figure out what Paul wanted to do.

For us, English was the language to fall back on when we couldn't make ourselves understood in French.

She had changed so much that I couldn't recognize her.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.

I couldn't see the parade well from where I was.

Harry couldn't keep up with the class.

Patty was so short that she couldn't get at the branch.

I became very nervous when I couldn't locate my passport.

At first, I couldn't figure out what he was saying.

Nancy couldn't move the desk herself.

Why couldn't you sleep last night?

I couldn't get to sleep.

Tom couldn't make the grade with Mary; she refused him when he asked her for a date.

It was a pity that Tom couldn't come to our party.

Tommy couldn't answer the last question.

It was hot. I couldn't stand it any longer.

It was so cold that I couldn't sleep.

It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.

I couldn't bring myself to tell her the truth.

For the life of me, I couldn't remember his name.

I couldn't bring myself to take the job.

For some reason I couldn't access my e-mail.

We couldn't open the door because it was locked from within.

The door was locked, so I couldn't get into the room anyway.

The doors were locked and we couldn't get in anyhow.

The door was locked, so I couldn't get in.

The door was locked and we couldn't get in.

The TV was so noisy that I couldn't concentrate on my reading.

I couldn't answer any questions on the test.

I couldn't help falling asleep.

I couldn't bear to see such a scene.

I couldn't think up such a brief explanation.

All of a sudden, I remembered that I couldn't pay for so many books.

Since then she couldn't look up to her mother.

I couldn't bear any more insults.

I couldn't think of anything better than that.

You must be blind as a bat if you couldn't see it.

I couldn't help laughing when I heard that story.

The story was so complicated that I couldn't follow it.

You couldn't solve the problem, could you?

The soldier was wounded in the leg and couldn't move.

He and his wife tried to work out their problems, but couldn't.

The hostess couldn't possibly put up with his arrogance.

The box was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.

I couldn't speak well that day.

Shocked at the news, she couldn't speak.

Upon finding the news true, she couldn't help but cry for joy.

The man couldn't so much as write his own name.

The guy was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.

The waiting room was so noisy that I couldn't hear my name called.

The drunken man couldn't walk straight.

The boy screamed for help, but couldn't make himself heard.

The hostess couldn't possibly tolerate his arrogance.

I couldn't but sympathize with the girl who had lost her parents in the accident.

The children were so excited after the party that they couldn't sleep.

He couldn't get the job.

I couldn't help laughing at the sight.

The company couldn't fill my order.

The company couldn't cope with sudden changes.

I couldn't hear the sound well.

The driver couldn't have stopped at the signal.

I couldn't bring myself to see the horror movie again.

The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it.

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