CANNOT in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for CANNOT, such as:
1. Things cannot continue as they are.
2. I cannot describe that dream to you.
3. You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
4. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
5. They cannot achieve their goal through legal means.
2. I cannot describe that dream to you.
3. You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
4. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
5. They cannot achieve their goal through legal means.
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Meanings and Examples of CANNOT
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Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The proportion of blood cannot be more than one in a million.
2 "I cannot help feeling that Gregson is right, sir," remarked Lestrade.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
3 There are few who cannot recall that day and remember the one little incident which heralded the dawn of a new life.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
4 As to what occurred there, we cannot do better than quote the old hunter's own account, as duly recorded in Dr. Watson's Journal, to which we are already under such obligations.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
5 He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits.
6 I cannot describe that dream to you.
7 We will teach this miserable traitor that he cannot undo our work so easily.
8 Things cannot continue as they are.
9 My good Utterson," said the doctor, "this is very good of you, this is downright good of you, and I cannot find words to thank you in.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. JEKYLL WAS QUITE AT EASE
10 I am quite sure of him," replied Jekyll; "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
11 I cannot say that I care what becomes of Hyde; I am quite done with him.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
12 I have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
Context Highlight In CHAPTER REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
13 A voice answered from within: "Tell him I cannot see any one," it said complainingly.
14 DEAR LANYON, You are one of my oldest friends; and although we may have differed at times on scientific questions, I cannot remember, at least on my side, any break in our affection.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
15 What he told me in the next hour, I cannot bring my mind to set on paper.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
2 You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
3 One cannot do a foolish thing once in one's life, but one must hear of it a hundred times.
4 A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
5 One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.
6 The greatest fool is he who worries about what he cannot help.
7 The possibility of error cannot be absolutely excluded.
8 Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf.
9 Mrs Armstrong regrets that she cannot accept your kind invitation.
10 We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence.
11 Mr Foster is sorry that he cannot accept your invitation to dinner.
12 They cannot achieve their goal through legal means.
13 Without the full deployment of resources, we cannot achieve our aims.
14 Hamlet is usually played as a sorrowful person who cannot make decisions or take action.
15 The gorgeous words,weak language,actually cannot replace what.