How to Use how can/could in a Sentence

how can/could

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  • But with so many to choose from, how can filmmakers set theirs apart from the pack?
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
  • And how could Israel’s goal be achieved when the idea of Hamas is gaining more support each day of the war?
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Now their daughters are in college, but how can that be?
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • But how can this be, when everything Frank did was a movie?
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • So how can paying it each month help fund some of my travels?
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
  • If there have been studies done, how can the public gain access to them?
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Red flags:What is 'grooming' and how can parents keep kids safe from abuse?
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2024
  • And how could its historic import have emerged just as the Fongs were finally ready to step back?
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • But…how can the small muscles in your fingers, hands, and forearms predict what’s going on in the rest of your body?
    SELF, 7 May 2024
  • What is the biggest challenge for small businesses across the country and how can it be solved?
    Abc News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • What do these fees mean for the industry, and how can travelers avoid them?
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Regional Mexican has had such a big moment, so how can the genre not win song of the year?
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But what causes the illness and how can it be prevented?
    Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • So how can these moons, orbiting so far beyond the sun’s warmth, still have oceans today?
    WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
  • And how can Darby save her?There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, and no way out.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • So, how could such a city remain a place that middle-class people could even afford?
    CBS News, 19 May 2024
  • And how can noise cancellation help us out? Check out Vox videos’ latest to find out!
    Edward Vega, Vox, 25 June 2024
  • But how can watching folks roll dice and making up a story out of thin air be so engaging?
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Weighed against that kind of scorecard, how could one more book possibly matter?
    Jason Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
  • So how can viewers get started with this wide range of offerings?
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2024
  • So how can patients become better advocates for themselves and help take charge of their health in the process?
    Carly Weeks, TIME, 6 May 2024
  • So how can the filmmakers pretend that all of this adds up to something audiences might care about?
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2024
  • So how can candidates trust the AI being used in their job interviews?
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 3 July 2023
  • So how can someone figure out which rituals will work for them?
    Grace McCarty, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
  • So how can any light, even invisible X-rays, escape from black holes?
    Fan Zou, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2024
  • But how could the U.S. make the leap to Italian-level sophistication?
    D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • So how can businesses be more mindful about their ad budgets?
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024
  • On the other hand, if the cash aid could only be spent on housing, how could that be enforced without re-creating too much red tape?
    Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 19 Sep. 2024
  • With such a violent and horrific initial act, how could the stakes possibly get raised from there?
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 5 July 2023
  • Perceiving the loneliness that colors the story and being aware of Mishima’s awful demise four years later, how can the reader fail to be moved by a poignancy that transcends the text!
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024

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