CAN in a Sentence

Learn CAN from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for CAN, such as:
1. You can't exist by hope alone.
2. A golden key can open any door.
3. Two of a trade can never agree.
4. No man can call again yesterday.
5. I can't complete this task alone.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of CAN
can
 n.  the quantity contained in a can
 n.  airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Our Dickon can make a flower grow out of a brick walk.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  That's why poor folk can afford to have 'em.'
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  I know I can print letters if I try.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper
5  I can dig and pull up weeds, and do whatever you tell me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
6  Miss Mary can get no harm from them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  You can tell Martha to bring them here.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  "But I can see nothing," he whispered.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
9  I can rest against the tree if I like.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
10  We can do without lobsters, you know.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
11  "I am not sure that I can allow it," answered Dr. Craven.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
12  You can really have no notion how delightful it will be.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
13  If you can keep this up, my boy, we need not talk of dying.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
14  'It's all about as curious as it can be,' said the Gryphon.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
15  'She can't explain it,' said the Gryphon hastily.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The evidence can not admit of doubt.
2  Some drugs can affect your sight.
3  No man can call again yesterday.
4  He has gone; you can breathe again.
5  Two of a trade can never agree.
6  I can't complete this task alone.
7  You can't exist by hope alone.
8  I can't get along on my scanty pay.
9  I can't express how grateful I am.
10  I can't answer that puzzle; I give up.
11  Even a child can answer this question.
12  A golden key can open any door.
13  You can't go out without any shoes.
14  If anything can go wrong, it will.
15  Josie can hold her own in any argument.