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couldn't
[ kood-nt ]
- contraction of could not.
couldn't
/ ˈʊəԳ /
contraction of
- could not
Usage Note
Idioms and Phrases
- hurt a flea, couldn't
- can't
Example Sentences
Visitors couldn’t help but discover something wonderful, whether it be a giant, stylized bird, festooned with thousands of glistening beads; a laser-sharp painting, composed of up to 290 supersaturated colors; an array of lavishly patterned flags, from places no one has ever visited; or an evocative phrase, lifted from a novel, a pop song, a poem or a document, such as the U.S.
I watched as the fire engines sat with everyone else, because they couldn’t get through, either.
It’s not that Jost is bad, it’s just that it couldn’t possibly live up to Mellssa McCarthy’s appearance when they did a version of this sketch with Martin Short.
Her objective couldn't be clearer: to make every team she owns champion of their respective league.
"It was raining and the children were soaked and I couldn't get to the finish line to give Mac his clothes to change into. So it was a bit stressful," she says.
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