couldn't

[kood-nt]

1. contraction of could not.

couldn't

/ ˈkʊdənt /

contraction

1. could not

Usage

See care, contraction.

Idioms and Phrases

• can't
• hurt a flea, couldn't

Example Sentences

"I couldn't imagine something like this could happen."

From BBC

With many of her friends not renting this year, she was faced with the prospect of moving back into halls - which she didn't want to do because she didn't enjoy that in first year - or renting alone, which she couldn't afford.

From BBC

Gerard McCann said he couldn’t comment on how many officers were involved in the shooting or how many rounds were fired by officers and the suspect.

From Los Angeles Times

"I changed quite a lot the car going into qualifying, which made it better but we couldn't make the medium work any more. We started to struggle massively to bring the medium to temperature and then I did this mistake, which cost us a lot."

From BBC

"It's incredibly sad but at times, also humorous. I couldn't think of a more extreme example of someone whose life over the last 40 years has encompassed incredible upset, tragedy and emotion."

From BBC