Sentence examples for is not quite able from inspiring English sources

The striking moment comes when he is not quite able to say that Mr. Obama is qualified to be president.

In the end Horspool is not quite able to answer the question that lodges in the title of his book.

At such a moment, Mitchell seems to tease this kind of post-Flaubertian peacockery, but he is not quite able to resist it.

The idea is that people should notice it, but have to ask you exactly what that subtle flavoring is, not quite able to put a finger on it.

But Mr. Bishton's performing also suggests a character who needs to control, though often charmingly, yet is not quite able to.

But what the former tennis star is not quite able to see, even all these years later, is that right there on the racquetball court McEnroe himself had been McEnroe'd.

(Mr. Gurney isn't quite able to smooth over the awkwardness of these entrances and exits).

As it is, the Clovers are on hand to serve as symbols of a complexity the movie isn't quite able to explore.

"I'm good at the person who's trying to do the best thing but isn't quite able to get there".

It's something of an ask to create nailbiting tension when you already know the outcome, and Stewart isn't quite able to pull the trick off.

A Kohlschreiber backhand clips the top of the net and Murray isn't quite able to adjust, but a gigantic forehand return brings up another break point and Kohlschreiber drags a forehand wide.