unequipped

Example Sentences

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"The Department for Education had this evidence ahead of Benedict's inquest in July. They know what needs to be done – yet schools remain unequipped."

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

The resulting damage exemplifies the fragility of infrastructure everywhere, and the extent of our reliance on systems that are unequipped for a future of increasingly intense disasters.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024

The boat was made by local villagers and was unequipped with life jackets or other safety equipment, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Open-air burn pits lit by jet fuel were common on American military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq that were unequipped for disposal and sanitation services.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

But in some unspoken way, he did sense that he was crossing a point of no return, that things were about to get complicated in a way he was unequipped to handle.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore