incoherent

Example Sentences

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Even by that low bar, Mr. Carney’s speech was muddled and incoherent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Daniel and his colleagues examined what happens if only the coherent portion of the exiting light is counted as work, while the incoherent portion is treated as heat.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

He was discovered by his best friend collapsed on the floor, awake but incoherent.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

He said he grew suspicious when someone asked him for a retroactive approval of the order with incoherent documents produced after it was made, and reported this to his superiors.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

In any society built on institutionalized racism, race-mixing doesn’t merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah