incompetent

Example Sentences

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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

"The whole lot of them need sacking, all of them at Uttlesford. They're totally incompetent."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 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

The canal was a flop: some parts ran uphill, apparently because of incompetent engineering, and the rest lost nine-tenths of its water to evaporation and seepage.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann