ill-equipped
Example Sentences
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We’d have far fewer ill-equipped managers and unhappy employees if people were more honest with themselves about whether they have the desire or ability to empathize with others and invest in their career growth.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Some officials and advisers point to Downing Street itself, as an institution, saying it is woefully ill-equipped and understaffed to run a modern government.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Officials and analysts say those wealthy countries were ill-equipped for the drone onslaught, having spent billions on top-notch systems designed to counter high-end missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
I was so ill-equipped to set out into that world alone.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
