inability

Example Sentences

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She, too, had a back injury and the inability to bowl allowed more time to work on her batting through the winter.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

“I think the inability to seek federal habeas relief would also lead to more people simply giving up on viable claims for immigration relief because they can’t stand to be in detention any longer.”

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

“The government and Anthropic clearly have an inability to communicate effectively with each other,” said Michael Horowitz, a senior fellow for technology and innovation at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Defense Department official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

For generations, scientists have viewed the inability to regrow lost body parts as one of the fundamental limitations of humans and other mammals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

I’m worried about my inability to hit a jump shot.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick