inability

Example Sentences

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Facing his first Christmas without his wife, Andrew thinks this is indicative of our wider inability to talk about death, to even contemplate facing our worst nightmare.

From BBC

But, auditors criticized the state departments for their inability to specifically track how they later spent that money.

From Los Angeles Times

The inability to comprehend the significance of big numbers is a human affliction.

From Los Angeles Times

Its success marks a break with Bollywood’s inability to grapple seriously with a scourge that threatens India and many other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

This suggests that the problem is not an inability to spot harmful behavior, but a mistaken belief about how widespread it is.

From Science Daily