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Examples of incompetence in a Sentence
Because of his incompetence, we won't make our deadline.
She was fired for gross incompetence.
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Facts do matter When DeSantis suspended Worrell 10 months ago, his order accused her of neglect of duty and incompetence.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
How his odious incompetence led to the needless COVID deaths of upwards of 300,000?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
Several online posts from right-wing commentators and other social media users began claiming that the clip illustrated Biden's mental incompetence due to his age.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Her examination of the waste, politics, and military incompetence displayed by the British Empire during the Crimean War (1853–56) makes for a richly compelling read.
—The Week Us, theweek, 28 May 2024
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
How his odious incompetence led to the needless COVID deaths of upwards of 300,000?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
Several online posts from right-wing commentators and other social media users began claiming that the clip illustrated Biden's mental incompetence due to his age.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Her examination of the waste, politics, and military incompetence displayed by the British Empire during the Crimean War (1853–56) makes for a richly compelling read.
—The Week Us, theweek, 28 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for incompetence
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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompetence. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s 
: the quality, state, or fact of being incompetent
Medical Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s
1
: lack of legal qualification
2
: inability of an organ or part to perform its function adequately
incompetence of an aortic valve
Legal Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
in-ˈkäm-pə-təns
: the state or fact of being incompetent compare competency
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