incompetent

Example Sentences

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In July 2025, the month Jeffries was admitted to the prison hospital, she says he told her he was there to "prove" he was "incompetent".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The upside is that you keep your enemies on their toes, while the downside is that you risk looking unsure and incompetent at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Most patients today have been deemed too incompetent to stand trial, Barnes said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

It would be one thing if Noem were uniquely incompetent.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

“This blatant use of high-level magic by incompetent Witchlings is basis for a sentence to the Tombs for these Spares. Either the Witchlings go, or the Gran does. There can be no other alternative.”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega