How to Use enable in a Sentence

enable

verb

• These choices are part of what enabled the company to be successful.
• Be sure to enable your computer's firewall.
• The machine enables us to create copies without losing quality.
• The system enables students to access class materials online.
• Does the shorthand and trust the two of you have built up now enable you to take more risks on-screen?
  — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Variety, 28 July 2023
• The city must enable access to the stations for at least 12 hours each day.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2021
• In that setting, she was enabled to reach out to those in need.
  — courant.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• There wasn’t a moment in his prep that wasn’t enabled by a woke brand.
  — Cam Wolf, GQ, 21 June 2018
• The rental agreement enables the Asian grocery store to lease the space for 10 years, the county records show.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
• But the tumor was benign, and Quinn had surgery to enable him to live with the tumor.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
• Healthy sleep will enable you to feel more refreshed and less stressed.
  — Sonja Marie, Essence, 30 June 2020
• Here’s how to enable the updates for Bard and some advice to keep in mind.
  — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
• The two slots on the sides enable users to mount extra flashlights when needed.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022
• The device enabled her to go home from the hospital to wait for her new heart.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
• The latter option enables a cruising speed of 37 knots and a top speed of 45 knots.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
• The affordances of sticks, pedals and things to hit with them enable our sound.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 Mar. 2023
• Speed that enables him to run between the baselines in three to four seconds.
  — Ailene Voisin, sacbee, 6 Feb. 2018
• Use your router’s built-in fire wall, confirm it’s enabled.
  — Sam Wood, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Here’s the thing: most men are ready, willing, and already enabling ways to change the equation and close the gender gap.
  — Time, 18 July 2023
• Now the set of tools enabled by the Public Health Emergency will end.
  — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Apr. 2023
• That enabled him to avoid capture by staying on the run for days in rugged mountains.
  — Beth Warren, courier-journal.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• The sauropods had soft tissue pads to absorb their enormous weight and enable them to walk on land.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
• Moves were toward the basket, which one time enabled him to follow with a dunk.
  — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 12 Jan. 2020
• This mechanism also enables group traits to evolve in the yeast.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2018
• This also enables her husband to work, too, but there’s a catch (at least in OP’s mind).
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
• Citi enables us to see the world from a financial standpoint.
  — Reuters, Fortune, 21 June 2017
• This man enabled the rape of dozens of women, destroying many lives.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 28 Aug. 2017
• The Saudi cash will certainly enable him to pay off his debts, though, and then some.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
• Plus, an interior light enables grillers to be able to check in on their food, even when the sun has set.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• After enabling location services, make a cash deposit of at least $5.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024