We found over 1000 examples of how to use can in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 1000.
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| 1. | Can-can can-can can can can can can-can. | |
| 2. | I can play well on the pipe, I can prune vines, I can dig, I can plant, I can plough, and I can winnow. | |
| 3. | Feminists come in all shapes and sizes: they can be women, they can be men, they can be neither, they can be black, they can be white, and they can be so much more. | |
| 4. | And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach out for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can. When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can. She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that we shall overcome. Yes we can. A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. | |
| 5. | When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die. | |
| 6. | "How soon can you land?" "I can't tell." "You can tell me. I'm a doctor." "No, I mean I'm just not sure!" "Can't you take a guess?" "Well, not for another two hours." "You can't take a guess for another two hours?" | |
| 7. | I can speculate all I want about the nature of the universe and "reality," but such would be just speculation. I can say that our reality is like a computer simulation. I can say that our reality is like a hologram. I can say that our reality is like a dream. There are many more I-can-say's. They are speculations. As humans, we are like rabbits in that even if higher beings were to tell us the truth, we still might not understand. | |
| 8. | "Can I have a ticket?" "Yes, you can. In fact I'd recommend this one." "But I mean: can I buy a ticket?" "I'm surprised you're asking me that question. How do I know if you can buy a ticket? It depends on what's in your wallet." "Come on, you know – I'd like to buy a ticket." "And I can sell a ticket." "What a stroke of luck! So give me a ticket, please!" "There you go." "Finally!" | |
| 9. | He can throw, he can run, he can block, he can kick; Tom can do it all. | |
| 10. | Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. | |
| 11. | To travel by train is cheaper, more Eco-friendly, you can meet thousands of people, you can go to the toilet without interrupting your travel, you can stretch or stand up and walk around, you can also mind your own stuff. | |
| 12. | John can't do it, nor can I, nor can you. | |
| 13. | She can play tennis very well, but I can play just about as well as she can. | |
| 14. | "You've sprained your ankle and can't walk can you?" "No, I'm fine! I can move forward at a crawl!" | |
| 15. | That's the true genius of America; that America can change. Our Union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. | |
| 16. | She can play tennis very well, but I can play as well as she can. | |
| 17. | With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states. | |
| 18. | Don't say that you can't do it before trying. You're not even doing it so how can you say that you can't do it? | |
| 19. | Those without knowledge can do nothing, and those who can do nothing can eat nothing. | |
| 20. | If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English. | |
| 21. | You can add sentences that you can't translate yourself. Maybe someone else can translate them! | |
| 22. | A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done. | |
| 23. | You can't tell me who I can or can't talk to. | |
| 24. | If a piece of knotted string can unleash the wind, and if a drowned man can awaken, then I believe a broken man can heal. | |
| 25. | Tom can't get a job because he doesn't have any experience, but he can't acquire experience because he can't get a job. |