Sentence examples for they were can from inspiring English sources

I got to know long-time personal piñatas and found that they were — can you believe it?

I believe Neanderthals are essentially like us, like me, but only by learning about how they lived, and who they were, can I make others believe that too.

I really don't know how an author who brought so much emphasis to cliches and how boring they were can let her characters be so void of any personality whatsoever.

President Obama should consider speaking at the Human Rights Campaign dinner in the spring of 2012 so that those soldiers who had to lurk in the audience as someone other than who they were can wear their uniforms and be proud of serving the nation and showing that straight or gay, they are as committed to duty, honor and country as any other soldier - or any other member of society.

In Nebraska, Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican, reminded residents that they were "can-do people".

They're canned themes.

"Now all they had was canned music.

They can be gradual, they can be over time.

Can they be rescued?

Can they be stopped?

Can they be outmanoeuvred?