Sentence examples for able to say why from inspiring English sources

A spokesman for Mr. Youssef was not immediately able to say why.

The Arabs will never again be able to say: "Why should we do anything?

And even the most articulate insider isn't always able to say Why.

Shell has still not been able to say why the leak occurred in the first place.

"Maybe in some other areas they'll be able to say why an individual event occurred," he said.

A spokesman for Banco Base was not able to say why it was applying for more than the original estimate.

And, without being able to say exactly why, I find this regrettable.

The Mexican peso is falling, and no one seems to be able to say exactly why, or to do much to slow its fall.

And yet, when the time came, these rigid procedures appeared to be adhered to blindly, with no one able to say exactly why this clean break approach was best, and nobody confident enough to try another way.

But until I started working on a book of essays and photographs of some of the hundreds of hotel rooms I've visited since 1998, I wasn't able to say precisely why I'm always happier sleeping in the less-expensive bed, even when it's doll-sized, lumpy or covered in an atrocious polyester bedspread.

What might we be able to say about why these dimensions differ?