English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Could" in Example Sentences
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1029444	Tom could barely hear what Mary was trying to say.	CK	1
1095183	Tom could swim like a fish before he turned eight.	CK	1
1960912	Tom couldn't figure out where the money came from.	CK	1
1029417	Tom couldn't forgive Mary for killing his parents.	CK	1
1029399	Tom couldn't quite bring himself to strangle Mary.	CK	1
1094946	Tom decided to learn all he could about computers.	CK	1
1028339	Tom looked around the room, but couldn't see Mary.	CK	1
1093117	Tom promised to do everything he could to help me.	CK	1
1093057	Tom said he thought he could lend Mary some money.	CK	1
1867956	Tom said he'd be disappointed if we couldn't come.	CK	1
3147870	What's the worse thing that could possibly happen?	Hybrid	1
2308111	I could have gone to college, but I decided not to.	CK	1
22034	I couldn't sleep well because it was noisy outside.	CK	1
2033978	I don't even want to think about what could happen.	CK	1
20297	I don't feel well. Could you give me some medicine?	CK	1
2323108	I don't think I could forgive myself if I did that.	CK	1
2033983	I don't want to think about what could've happened.	CK	1
2331746	I had things to do, so I couldn't leave right away.	CK	1
1837963	I was impressed on how well Tom could speak French.	CK	1
2451142	I wish I could speak French half as well as you do.	CK	1
2451140	If Tom could speak French, I'd hire him right away.	CK	1
1096148	It's hard to believe that Tom could murder someone.	CK	1
2229526	The fog was so dense, we could hardly see anything.	CK	1
2956351	Tom could hardly make himself understood in French.	CK	1
1026629	Tom could have done better if he had had more time.	CK	1
1029429	Tom could tell right away that Mary was in trouble.	CK	1
1095175	Tom could think of no reason why he shouldn't stay.	CK	1
2393091	Tom couldn't believe that Mary actually kissed him.	CK	1
1026604	Tom couldn't do anything about it until much later.	CK	1
1095116	Tom couldn't get his hands on everything he needed.	CK	1
1095096	Tom couldn't help but wonder if everybody was safe.	CK	1
1095080	Tom couldn't possibly have known what was going on.	CK	1
1093856	Tom had drunk too much coffee so he couldn't sleep.	CK	1
1024804	Tom is too drunk to drive. Could you take him home?	CK	1
1024239	Tom said that I could spend the night at his place.	CK	1
1027904	Tom told Mary that she could do whatever she liked.	CK	1
1092673	Tom told us that we could buy a ticket at the door.	CK	1
2958636	Tom was surprised how well Mary could speak French.	CK	1
1092262	Tom wished that he could spend more time with Mary.	CK	1
17100	Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?	Dejo	1
1497703	He ran so fast that they couldn't catch up with him.	CK	1
2208788	How could you leave a four-year-old child all alone?	CK	1
17454	I couldn't call you; the telephone was out of order.	Zifre	1
3287443	I couldn't think of anything that needed to be done.	CK	1
2308307	I couldn't understand why Tom wanted to quit school.	CK	1
1027477	I wish I could figure out how to get Tom to like me.	CK	1
1830569	I wish I could've eaten at that restaurant with you.	CK	1
3098738	I wish you could've met Tom when you were in Boston.	CK	1
1396355	If that guitar weren't so expensive, I could buy it.	CK	1
3287442	There was absolutely nothing I could do to save Tom.	CK	1