incompetence

Example Sentences

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He also accused DOJ lawyers of destroying the office’s good standing with the judiciary and suggested that its incompetence has allowed defendants to evade just penalties for heinous crimes.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The mistakes you make at 20 are interpreted as experimentation rather than incompetence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Patel’s tenure has been marked by a pattern of premature announcements and theatrical incompetence.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

“They could charge me with all that, could they? They gave me a medal for Ferrara. How could they charge me with incompetence now?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller