inability
Example Sentences
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Moscow’s inability to secure a swift victory against both Ukraine and then Prigozhin, despite multibillion-dollar upgrades to its military, suggested to Chinese leaders that ambitious modernization doesn’t automatically produce a formidable fighting force.
Clinically, accommodation should follow demonstrated functional impairment: an inability to perform essential tasks even with reasonable support.
The inability or unwillingness on the part of hundreds of thousands of businesses of all sizes to boost their productivity is what turns Germany’s demographic transformation into a crisis.
Raman has said that her decision to run was driven in part by her frustration with city leaders’ inability to get the basics right, such as fixing streetlights and paving streets.
From Los Angeles Times
Silverblatt was shy and too embarrassed to speak during class because of his inability to clearly pronounce the letter “L,” which appears three times in his own name.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
