Could've
//ˈkʊdəv//
"Could've" in a Sentence (11 examples)
I could've met you at the airport.
I could've cried.
I wish I could've stuck around for a few more hours.
There are some things we could've change, but we chose not to.
I wonder where the ice cream is. Do you think Tom could've eaten it all?
Tom could've won if he'd wanted to.
Tom could've given me some advice if he'd wanted to.
I wish there was more I could've done.
I wish I could've stayed longer.
If you'd told me about it earlier, I could've been free. However, tomorrow I have plans to go back home.
We could've missed the bus, but we just caught it.
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