incompetently

Example Sentences

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Either the men are incompetently pursuing them, as in “Retail,” or struggling to hang on to them, as in “Slant Six.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Mr Gove told the BBC: "We are not giving money to organisations which are operating incompetently and in some cases callously."

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

However, the standout performances belong to the gang members, bickering and comparing the events at hand to whatever they’re reading in their book club as they incompetently chase after the rusted-out MacGuffin.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

But “Chain of Death” is incompetently made in the way that only a movie with some — but not enough — money can be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2019

In vain did Bolivia counterattack with its ally, Peru; Chile simply repelled their incompetently led forces and took over the entire territory, as well as a chunk of southern Peru.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann