Sentence examples for been able from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

been eligible

believed able

been liable

been ready

been successful

'been able' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to express the ability to do something in the past. For example: "He had been able to read at a third-grade level since he was five years old."

Dictionary

been able

adjective

Easy to use.

synonyms

skillful

capable

able-bodied

Exact(60)

But I've not been able to.

The New Yorker

I've been able to do that.

The New York Times - Sports

They've been able to do that.

The New York Times - Sports

Ziad had not been able to wait.

The New Yorker

I've just been able to play".

The New York Times - Sports

Nobody has been able to slow Florida Gulf Coast.

The New York Times - Sports

I've been able to write a lot.

Harvard University

We've not been able to do that.

Harvard University

SPEAKER 6: We've been able to consolidate.

Cornell University

I haven't been able to find it.

Columbia University

"I've been able to save some money".

The New York Times

More suggestions(15)

born able

been suitable

been impossible

been possible

been likely

described able

been available

been competent

been feasible

very able

been allowed

been used

available able

been prepared

ben able

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