How to Use "Unable" with Example Sentences


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Study Vocabulary Words unable (adj): not being able

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Used with adverbs:

"They are just unable to get the job done."
(just, simply, clearly)

"She is totally unable to understand what I am saying."
(totally, completely)

"He is still unable to walk after the accident."
(still, temporarily, currently)

"She is physically unable to do anything after her surgery."
(physically)

"He is mentally unable to cope after his wife's death."
(mentally, emotionally)

Used with verbs:

"He seems unable to move."
(seems, looks, appears, became, be: is/am/are, remains)

"She is unable to walk."
(to walk, to talk, to move, to sleep, to stand, to eat, to breathe, to see)

"The boxer is unable to compete."
(to compete, to fight, to go on)

"I'm unable to understand him."
(to understand, to comprehend, to agree with, remember)


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