Couldn't've
//ˈkʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)//
"Couldn't've" in a Sentence (4 examples)
My timing couldn't've been better.
Tom couldn't've done this by himself.
He couldn't've done this by himself.
She couldn't've done this by herself.
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