How to Use capable in a Sentence

capable

adjective

• Still, the wagon is capable of hauling heavy loads up to 150 pounds — plenty for all types of gear.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• Pavelski, 38, is still capable of career seasons in what should be the twilight of his career.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2023
• Assign them to capable team members, providing clear instructions and support.
  — Dr. Courtney L. Teague, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• The Heat certainly are capable, although likely not to the degree displayed Wednesday by the Bucks.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
• While its soft contours are less appealing to the eye than its similarly sized Defender kin, the Disco is nearly as capable.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
• Certainly, the Dodgers have an awesome lineup of their own, capable of scoring at least five runs a night even in a pressurized October setting.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
• Starfish and some other animals (including lizards and salamanders) are capable of autonomy (shedding a limb when attacked).
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
• Defensively, Mervis is an average, capable first baseman.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• The Canadian auteur is best known for body horror, and pregnancy is one of the most surreal and potentially harrowing feats of which the human body is capable.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
• While crazy capable, the E 63 S admittedly felt a bit tippy in the corners, no doubt the by-product of the vehicle’s more upright nature.
  — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
• There are some pretty capable camper vans out there, but this 4×4 will leave them in the dust.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
• The burden is on the left to show Biden is capable of handling himself.
  — Fox News, 6 June 2024
• The app is capable of programming up to 4,000 lights at once.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
• The new drone is capable of flying at speeds of 45 miles per hour and is small enough to fit into the trunk of a police car.
  — WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
• Just young people who, with a bit of support, can be capable of a great deal.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• The film showed what the Warriors are capable of in transition.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• One motor in the back of the car and two more in the front will be capable of producing at least 800 horsepower on their own.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 June 2024
• As such, the rugged workhorse is capable of traveling to farms miles from the coastline.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
• Everyone who saw the debate knows that Biden isn’t capable of handling the toughest job in the world.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 July 2024
• The Pilots are part of a fantastic Marine League, where any of the teams are capable of winning the title.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
• It was propelled by four paddling appendages and might have been capable of speeds of 30 mph.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• Instead, the strongest storms could have wind gusts capable of downing trees and power lines, hail and heavy rain.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 11 May 2023
• Today’s top-end handsets are capable of sending the same sounds to two pairs of wireless headphones at the same time.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
• And when Stanford’s best kicker had to miss time, freshman Kirsten Lees was more than capable of filling in.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• Discontinue use of the pack and play once your child is capable of climbing out, as this poses a fall risk.
  — Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 June 2023
• These are capable of hitting targets in the United States.
  — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
• This is the first time anyone in Lori's group of friends really described her as being capable of killing.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 13 May 2023
• Kayaks are less capable of holding things like decoys and dogs, but many duck hunters in kayaks manage with a smaller spread.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
• That’s because the typical train tracks aren’t capable of handling the speeds that bullet trains achieve.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• Your emotions are capable of blinding you to what’s right in front of you, so do your best to let resentment fall to the wayside and see what’s beyond it.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024