could

Example Sentences

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“If I could come around midnight, then I could really figure it out,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

While expanding access to healthy food is a worthy goal, I fear that these new rules could have the opposite effect for people who are enrolled in SNAP.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Improving in a campaign that could extend to 60 matches is another.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

However, she admitted that she and Umansky have made no move toward making their divorce legal, noting that she is afraid it could interrupt their peaceful co-existence.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

My butterflies kick me, jab me with their flags, making the reality of Rhys, the parts of him I chose to not see so that I could see what I wanted, crystallize in my mind.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam