incommensurate

Example Sentences

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That didn’t translate into her work being kind — a word that’s almost comically incommensurate with her acerbic narrative voice, the performative “I” she would insert into her essays and profiles.

From New York Times

“The Troubles” seems incommensurate — euphemistic even — as a descriptor of the social fission that cleaved Northern Ireland in the late 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times

Even the independence movements had their cracks, where incommensurate motives rubbed up against each other.

From New York Times

They sound like incommensurate traits — one is inventive and literary, the other is bland and technocratic.

From New York Times

But the system is cracking under the weight of surging demand, and an incommensurate supply of workers and groceries.

From Washington Post