Sentence examples for was once able from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lipsitz was once able to navigate through narrow underground tunnels with ease, but no longer.

I was once able to alert my wife at 9 a.m. that her 3 p.m. flight was canceled.

The various competitive advantages that he was once able to exploit — valuing, say, on-base percentage over batting average — no longer exist.

On the contrary, the survival of democratic capitalism depends upon facing the difficulties the system is having in delivering on the promises it was once able to keep.

Few would disagree that America's first black president, who was once able to inspire with his oratory, has lost some of his lustre.

And while Jay-Z was once able to rap about "Money, Cash, Hoes" without apology or excuse, now he's less comfortable talking trash.

Citizens who were once able to voice their opposition now face harassment or worse.

Recruits were once able to sign up for the Green Berets when they enlisted.

Although tourists were once able to freely climb the pyramids, that is now illegal.

This has been of little comfort to patients, many of whom were once able to reclaim their expenses but now have to pay themselves.

Many birds were once able to see the nets from above and avoid them, but modern nets made of monofilament are all but invisible.