We couldn’t have prevented this situation, could we?

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Narrator

Unfortunately, we couldn't have prevented this unfortunate situation.

There was nothing we could have done to prevent this, was there?

Given the circumstances, preventing this situation was beyond our control.

Looking back, we realize there was nothing we could have done to prevent this.

It was impossible for us to prevent this situation.

We couldn't do anything about this, right?

We couldn't stop this from happening.

It was impossible to stop something from happening.

A rhetorical question seeking confirmation or agreement.