This page shows Cannot in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

Common word

Cannot in a sentence

Cannot meaning

  1. Can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc).
  2. Be forbidden or not permitted to

Example sentences (20)

Native species cannot regenerate under oriental bittersweet and some species of wild game cannot travel through it.

You cannot appoint someone who will pull down your government; somebody who cannot stand to defend your government.

Community policing is most essential, but the police cannot do their work if they cannot even get to a crime scene.

The cure cannot be — you got to remember — cannot be worse than the problem itself, and I’ve said it many times.

A Hungarian expat states: “We are not really free, cannot walk on the streets, cannot mingle with the Nigerians.

In the same way, one cannot legislate cohesion and unity of purpose, and one cannot legislate forgiveness and closure.

Trump cannot abide documentation for fear of disclosure, and cannot abide disclosure for fear of disparagement.

You hear some of them say they cannot do something else, but the truth is that there is no job a man cannot do.

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Israel cannot let Hamas get away with what it’s done—cannot allow its leaders or followers to believe that Hamas has won.

Wesch stated the county cannot “adopt any uses prohibited by the Executive Order,” which means they cannot go against it.

They can shoot people who make them nervous, we cannot carry guns, they can wear body armour, we cannot, etc.

Weasley cannot save a thing,He cannot block a single ring,That's why Slytherins all sing:Weasley is our King.

You cannot put children in schools here because even you cannot make it conducive enough for your children to school here.

A country whose lawmakers cannot restrain from exchanging blows before visiting school children cannot plot a good future.

The latches on the cover cannot be removed without the latch being locked, and the latch cannot close at all without the key.

Propaganda cannot take the place of strategic planning and implementation, it cannot save the military.

If it cannot indict him, and cannot collect evidence against him that might be used by Congress, then there is really no point.

You cannot and should not bypass parliament in this fashion, and I cannot imagine how anybody could conceivably think that is right.

It is also painfully, terribly true that the past cannot be undone, even as it cannot be excused.

Araujo cannot handle him and cannot again stop him from cutting inside and trying to bend into the far corner but his shot is overhit.

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Common combinations with cannot

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • cannot be 111×
  • we cannot 37×
  • they cannot 34×
  • it cannot 29×
  • and cannot 24×
  • you cannot 20×
  • he cannot 12×
  • who cannot
  • cannot do
  • she cannot

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cannot" in a sentence?
An example: "Native species cannot regenerate under oriental bittersweet and some species of wild game cannot travel through it." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "cannot" from real English texts.
What does "cannot" mean?
Cannot means: Can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc).
How many example sentences with "cannot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "cannot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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