How to use "unable" in a sentence

I shake my head, unable to believe what I see.

I was like a child again, unable to do anything for myself

The ship was between two large rocks, unable to move

He was unable to speak for fear.

She finally managed to earn a little money sewing shirts, but she was unable to send money regularly to the Thenardiers.

Months of poverty and misery had made her ill, and she soon became so weak that she was unable to leave her bed.

She stared at Marius with a look of pleasure on her pale face, and for some moments seemed unable to speak.

Soldiers now occupied the top of the barricade, but were unable to advance any further because the defenders fought so fiercely

The poor man, unable to understand the kindness and gentle nature of the man he had spent his whole life hating, had taken his own life by jumping from a bridge

She wanted to throw herself into Marius's arms, but was unable to move, afraid to show the world that she loved him.

That night, however, he was unable to sleep

When Thenardier had left, unable to believe his good fortune, Marius ran to find Cosette and told her everything immediately.

Perhaps he had wandered away from the wrecked bus and had been found miles from the scene of the accident, without identification, unable to tell anyone who he was or where he came from

She was proud, unable to bear the thought of appearing to be hysterical to a couple of macho cops who would grin at her and, later over doughnuts and coffee, make jokes about her

While he went to fetch her Honda, she stood in the warm late-afternoon sunshine, unable to stop grinning.

Vivienne blinked in amazement, unable to understand what she had seen

Vivienne reached for the doorknob but stopped before touching it, unable to believe what she was seeing

He was desperate to get out, and she was frantic to rescue him; but he was chained, unable to climb, and the sides of the pit were sheer and smooth, so she had no way to reach him

The only thing that scared her now was the possibility that they might find Danny - and then be unable to rescue him

The guard stopped halfway to the Explorer and turned toward the gate when he saw it moving, unable to believe his eyes.

Look carefully and try to find a fly which ought to be there, but which I am unable to find

She is twenty years younger than I am, very pretty, and unable to take anything seriously.

Of course the two were quite unable to do anything, so they went back to the town again to get help

Another cloud came over Ealing, and surrounded a little island of people on Castle Hill, alive but unable to escape.

The curate, I found, was quite unable to discuss anything

We had been unable to co-operate

Mrs Michelson told me that Laura had gone to London, where she'd become ill and died! This terrible news made me ill again, and I was unable to leave that house for another three weeks