ill-equipped
Example Sentences
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Bateman: It’s also really compelling to watch characters jump into something that they’re ill-equipped for yet they think they can handle it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Most of his teachers were ill-equipped to handle his behavioral problems, later diagnosed as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
If you do end up with an ill-equipped manager, there are likely lessons to be learned from that experience, too, as you move to find a better fit elsewhere.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
They also said the areas of the south where displaced residents were expected to move were "overcrowded and ill-equipped to sustain human survival at scale".
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
I was so ill-equipped to set out into that world alone.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
