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.
• In addition, the carrier has a new tool that will enable it to get ahead of potential disruptions.
  — Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2022
• Onboard computers allow the bomber to fly with a pilot or as a drone, and will enable it to share data with other airborne warplanes.
  — Time, 3 Dec. 2022
• The Prime has a larger battery than the standard model and the battery can be recharged to enable a longer electric-only driving range.
  — Toyota, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022
• Bigger paychecks enable Americans to spend more and can push companies to raise prices to offset the higher labor costs.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
• The coronavirus evolves in ways that enable it to evade the defenses that people develop through vaccination or infection.
  — Zeina Mohammed, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• Astrophysicists don’t know if there are undiscovered planets in our solar system, but new technologies are enabling researchers to get closer to an answer.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
• Technology teams need to understand how to enable this growth, while business leaders must understand the resources required to accomplish these goals.
  — Paul Deur, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
• Further, tools like Zoom, enable companies to schedule meetings efficiently while cutting down on travel expenses.
  — Rohit Arora, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• Signal is primarily known for its privacy-forward features, but Zoom users can also enable end-to-end encryption via the Zoom web portal if desired.
  — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024