ill-equipped
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, clinicians are ill-equipped to predict who will need help.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and, in some places, ill-equipped to deal with hot weather.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
In hindsight, he said, the story of Rico, a teenager trying to measure up to the demands of fatherhood while being ill-equipped and lacking maturity to navigate the situation constructively, carried personal undertones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Both of them overburdened and ill-equipped, weak by nature or circumstance, married to strong-willed, selfish men, addicted to the opiate of sleep.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
