Definition

Examples

• "He cannot meet with you after lunch, nor can he meet with you before lunch."
• "Despite appearances to the contrary, the takeover is completely legitimate, and cannot be challenged in a court of law."
• "An attorney will be provided for you by the court if you cannot afford one."
• "For this reason, he cannot meet with you on this day."
• "Jorge : But why you cannot tell me this to my face?"
• "Sugar-free cookies (for those of us who cannot allow ourselves to indulge in the sin of chocolate cake)"
• "Lucky : I cannot tell you that Daddy."
• "- International Cosmetics Supply Center cannot be held liable for any harm caused to your person by the products provided."
• "In fact, he cannot meet with you during lunch either, so don't bother asking him. Fortunately, however, Bruno does have fifteen minutes free on Friday the 11th of next month."
• "One cannot contract the flu by using a perfume."
• "I cannot stay in small spaces, I get hungry."
• "You CANNOT take pregnancy - real or imagined - into account when hiring and firing!"
• "In response to your request, however, we cannot mail you a comprehensive listing of all of our fragrance ingredients because it is against company policy."
• "Sugar-free cookies (for those of us who cannot eat chocolate cake)"
• "When you smile at me, it's like my heart stops working, and then my stomach hurts and I cannot eat anything any more."
• "In brief: you say these perfumes have already been distilled and bottled, which means we cannot re-bottle them and sell them as different fragrances entirely, and from what Philip tells me, it would be an extraordinary feat to convince any of our current distributors to purchase some 10,000 bottles of an outdated perfume."
• "However, despite my tastes and means, I cannot be expected to keep buying fine art out of my own pocket, and I will bring up the matter of finances at the next shareholders meeting."
• "You cannot be serious!"
• "I cannot eat even a banana or walnut, you know I, I drink the milk because alcohol makes me sleepy."