inadequate

Example Sentences

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People use social media to keep up with their friends and family, but teens can also feel inadequate, sad or anxious when they compare themselves to a curated version of other people’s lives online.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

McArthur accused those who rejected the bill of a "woefully inadequate response to the suffering and trauma experienced by dying Scots and their families".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Tenenbaum, of IFRI, said European capabilities were superior to that of the United States, but still "totally inadequate to confront this threat today".

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

They said she was improperly detained with an inadequate warrant, violating her Fourth Amendment right to due process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

They brought out the worst in her, made her feel so inadequate, but still she felt uneasy now, as she always did when the twins went off to a new home.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech