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couldn't
[ kood-nt ]
- contraction of could not.
couldn't
/ ˈkʊdənt /
contraction of
- could not
Usage Note
Idioms and Phrases
- hurt a flea, couldn't
- can't
Example Sentences
Boehner's mad scramble couldnt' save his debt bill last night.
There was Cliff Manning, you turned the cold shoulder to him because he couldnt talk grammar.
He wouldnt talk grammar, or he couldnt spell or read Greek, and she will turn away, laughed Mrs. Wadsworth.
I couldnt see any thing to cry over; I thought you made out that making mistakes was a very fine thing.
It wasnt very late, and, anyway, Jess couldnt have slept that night without talking the matter over with Mother Wit.
I always knew that she couldnt see through people, exclaimed her mother.
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