Could has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
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| 1. | The biology on this globe is carbon-based. Some have speculated that there could be silicon-based forms of biology elsewhere in this universe. There yet could be plasma-based biology. There could be incorporeal biology. There could be other probabilities. | |
| 2. | Her godmother, who saw her all in tears, asked her what was the matter. "I wish I could—I wish I could—" but she could not finish for sobbing. | |
| 3. | Before the LP, you could only get 3 minutes or so onto one side of a record and now because you had a narrower groove and a slower speed, you could get up to 20 minutes, which meant that you could get a whole package of songs together on one record. | |
| 4. | This is infinity here. It could be infinity. We really don't know. But it could be. It has to be something — but it could be infinity, right? | |
| 5. | "What do you think life beyond our Earth would look like?" "Considering there are zillions of planets out there, I think there exist mathematical probabilities that there could be repetitions of shapes that occur on our Earth." "I see what you mean: bird-like things, fish-like things, and so on..." "Yeah, they could evolve in parallel, or they could be offshoots of panspermia, but that's another class for you!" | |
| 6. | "Iran could be obliterated with 200 nuclear warheads." "But think about what could happen to the nation that does that and all of its allies. Iran won't go down without fighting and this could mean the end of many of the nations that would actively participate in its obliteration." | |
| 7. | We went to the theater early, so we could be sure that everyone could get a seat. | |
| 8. | If I could have a wish, I'd wish I could make up for lost time. | |
| 9. | Could you tell me where I could go to get a square meal? | |
| 10. | She could solve the problem, and so could I. |