How to Use ability in a Sentence

ability

noun

• She has shown some ability with foreign languages.
• For me, that was an endorsement in Dilfer’s ability as a coach.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 20 Jan. 2023
• What sets him apart is the ability to embed his concepts in clothes, not just the layers of storytelling that often surround them.
  — Angelo Flaccavento, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
• Facebook also restricted the ability of users to share the Post story.
  — al, 2 Feb. 2023
• The ability to speak Spanish can bring people closer to their roots, but it can also be wielded as a weapon to cut down others.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• Silvera is regarded as a player with a high motor, good first step, and the ability to penetrate on running plays.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023
• The show examines the role of climate change in giving fungi the ability to adapt to new temperatures.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023
• Nonetheless, what’s been impressive about Chicago thus far is its ability to beat the top-tier teams in the conference.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• However, the icing on the cake is their ability to completely disregard the dead body floating in the ocean, because the ocean isn’t the hotel, duh.
  — Vulture, 22 Jan. 2023
• Providing them with convenient access to affordable or free transportation would greatly improve the ability of seniors to take part in all that their city or town offers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
• In recent years, elliptical machines have evolved considerably in terms of tech, comfort, and the ability to customize workouts.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2023
• Teleportation is the ability to send quantum information from one part of the universe to another, without travelling through the space in between.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2023
• So much of what makes Mahomes a uniquely dazzling quarterback is his ability to make plays other quarterbacks wouldn’t even consider attempting.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2023
• Some jobs seem to reward the ability to lie As for whether certain professions seem to attract people who lie more than average, Hart says that’s a complicated question.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
• Not all kids learn at the same speed and have the same ability.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2023
• The ability to create pathways for work in wages and wealth are on the line.
  — ABC News, 28 July 2024
• This feature gives the knife the ability to cut deep roots or tough stems.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
• The ability of front-row passengers to stream and watch videos on the LED screen.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• But after that, not playing to the best of my abilities.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
• During the trip, he was mesmerized by the view — and by Lane’s ability to tell time by the sun.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
• The one feature the Bucks possess over the Celtics is the ability to remain themselves.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
• Once the team flipped that switch, the female flies had the ability to just do the whole reproduction thing on their own.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• Microsoft is in the center of much of the ability to defend.
  — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
• In his prime, Graham was a lethal red zone weapon, thanks to his size (6-foot-7) and leaping ability.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• Gauff has a unique ability to draw energy from a crowd, and they from her.
  — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
• This swing also has a unique ability to provide a sense of calm.
  — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 6 Mar. 2024
• So that afforded him the ability to take some low blows.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
• One of them is the ability to refit and retool inside Gaza.
  — ABC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Because privacy laws shield the names of firearm purchasers from public view, the data NSSF obtained gave it a unique ability to identify and contact large numbers of gun owners or shooting sports enthusiasts.
  — Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
• Pricing is ultimately an offset, but ability to pass this through varies; knock-on geopolitical tension is also concern.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024