Sentence examples for stand unable from inspiring English sources

It's the feeling – the lack of feeling - in a man in his fifties standing by the phone, unable to stand, unable to understand what has happened.

"Think of swollen, broken feet, of people unable to stand, unable to sit, unable to lie on their backs because of the blinding pain".

Therefore it was analyzed whether calves that were barely able to stand (unable to correct position if pushed) require higher doses of sodium bicarbonate in general, or whether these buffer requirements depend on the quality of the palpebral reflex.

Only then did Walter John Harmon begin again to breathe, though he stood where he stood, unable to move, as if in a trance, until he collapsed and lost consciousness.

As Syria disembowels itself, politicians stand back, unable to act and unable to admit the mistakes they made in Iraq.

"You start to say it at home, to tell your kids to stand by, unable, hold short.

I stood there, unable to go forward, unable to turn back.

Though I'd since left the church, I dropped my napkin and stood, simply unable to do otherwise.

As Boo-Seng stands rigid, unable to face the next moment, Jerry gently prods him: "Mr. Lee?

Entering a tavern, he decides to fight whoever is there, but then stands around, unable to do anything.

If antitrust legislation, as it stands, proves unable to stop the foreclosure of competition, maybe Congress will take notice and act to maintain a competitive playing field.