incapable
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“The facts provided by Jane Doe’s statement do not allege that she was either rendered incapable of controlling her own conduct or that any drug was administered to her without her consent.”
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
For all his disparate pursuits, Elsesser revels in the small details, incapable of giving anything less than total dedication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The remarkable night should not be remembered as the moment Itauma was exposed as incapable of operating at world level - his boxing showed the opposite.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In his telling, the republic’s institutions were incapable of managing its many distant provinces or checking the dangerous ambitions of its own military leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Farmer reminds me of the woman who asked him years ago, “Are you incapable of complexity?”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing incapable
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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A Wrinkle in Time
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