incapable

Example Sentences

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Now, the convicted killer argues that his "torturous and inhumane" detention conditions during his trial made him incapable of making rational decisions when he pleaded guilty, according to a court synopsis of the case.

From Barron's

Someone incapable of finding a package would be of no help in locating Mrs. Sandler, he figured, so he went looking himself.

From Literature

She knows I’m incapable of lying to teachers.

From Literature

He seemed incapable of noticing anything after that.

From Literature

But without a mix of people of different ages, ideologies, walks of life and levels of faith, parish life risks becoming a stifling, overly homogeneous echo chamber—one incapable of sustaining a lively faith.

From The Wall Street Journal