couldn't/can't say
idiom
—used to say that someone does not know the answer to something
"When will you be done?" "I couldn't/can't say."
Examples of couldn't/can't say in a Sentence
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Voros can't say anything for sure about future series, but regardless of that, this was still, in many ways, a goodbye.
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Doctors can't say how long Sanchez has to live, given his Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
For example, a Detroit Lions plate can't say TERRBL.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
When asked what would convince him that votes were properly counted, Etheridge couldn't say.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 19 July 2024
That's really a perfectly reasonable position to take, but Trump can't say anything bad about anybody who says anything nice about him.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The rocket's guidance system appeared to function normally, something that ESA officials couldn't say after the Ariane 5 rocket's disastrous first flight in 1996, which ended in an explosion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
Four other teens, ages 15 to 18, were also inside the vehicle and a firearm was recovered, although Norman couldn't say definitively last week if it was fired.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Bernthal and Angle married in 2010 and have three children together
Most couples can't say Willie Nelson impacted their relationship — but Jon Bernthal and Erin Angle can.
—Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Doctors can't say how long Sanchez has to live, given his Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
For example, a Detroit Lions plate can't say TERRBL.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2024
When asked what would convince him that votes were properly counted, Etheridge couldn't say.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 19 July 2024
That's really a perfectly reasonable position to take, but Trump can't say anything bad about anybody who says anything nice about him.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The rocket's guidance system appeared to function normally, something that ESA officials couldn't say after the Ariane 5 rocket's disastrous first flight in 1996, which ended in an explosion.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
Four other teens, ages 15 to 18, were also inside the vehicle and a firearm was recovered, although Norman couldn't say definitively last week if it was fired.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Bernthal and Angle married in 2010 and have three children together
Most couples can't say Willie Nelson impacted their relationship — but Jon Bernthal and Erin Angle can.
—Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
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“Couldn't/can't say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couldn%27t%2Fcan%27t%20say. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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