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"Ability" in a Sentence (21 examples)
He was sick of being vilified all the time by people who were jealous of his ability.
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
You will be paid according to your ability.
Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability.
He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.
He went to France to brush up on his speaking ability.
The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability.
We admit that he is a man of ability.
Our earnings are in proportion to our real ability.
It seems that the purpose of his study abroad was to improve his ability to speak English.
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This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.
This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
a mixed-ability class
They are persons of ability, who will go far in life.
She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict.
Then the disciples, euery man according to his abilitie, determined to send reliefe vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iudea.
The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability
Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study -
The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott.
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