inability
Example Sentences
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Five years later, his inability to improve his French was a final straw for many.
From BBC
The investigators cited the inability of Ford’s system to detect and respond to a stationary vehicle in the Texas crash.
Prime Minister Mark Carney also publicly criticized Rousseau’s inability to speak French, calling it poor judgment for the head of a national carrier.
The look in Jonah’s eyes belie it though, and it shatters me a little more, knowing that in choosing to put myself first, I’ve cemented Jonah’s inability to do the same.
From Literature
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“What is this… thirst… and exhaustion… and inability… to usher the badger?”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.