non possumus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of non possumus
From Latin: literally, “we cannot”
Example Sentences
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To rousing applause Citizen Smith was saluted by a class orator: "Te quoque, Alfrede praestantissime, felix ille miles, quamquam carmina de viis Novi Eboraci cantare non possumus . . . hand minus iuvat salutare."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Prague Government made representations to Budapest, but the Royal Hungarian Government assumed a non possumus attitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
But they were promptly met by a non possumus from the directors present, and finally brought to reason by being referred to Mr Stratton.
From The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Reed, Talbot Baines
It was a curt and uncompromising non possumus, and Jefferson sighed.
From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold
Hac re videre nostra mala non possumus: Alii simul delinquunt, censores sumus.
From Plutarch's Lives Volume III. by Stewart, Aubrey
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