in no position to

idiom

: not able to
I'm in no position to lend you any money.

Examples of in no position to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Venezuelan strongman was apparently worried that while Washington could drop its charges against him, the U.S. government was in no position to stop an investigation by the International Criminal Court into widespread human rights abuses attributed to the Maduro government. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 The Orioles’ bullpen, short on reliable high-leverage options and weakened by Jacob Webb’s elbow injury, is in no position to pick up the rotation’s slack. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024 Bernstein downgrades American Airlines American Airlines is struggling against its main peers and is in no position to turn that around anytime soon, according to Bernstein. Lisa Kailai Han,fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 July 2024 Reigns’s repertoire of moves feels limited and Undertaker, battered after a three decade career in the business, is in no position to carry him to a good match. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in no position to 

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“In no position to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20no%20position%20to. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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