How to Use incompetence in a Sentence

incompetence

noun

• She was fired for gross incompetence.
• Because of his incompetence, we won't make our deadline.
• And the thing is that there can be feigned incompetence.
  — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2021
• Forget the historic incompetence at the end of the Cowboys’ game with the 49ers.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2022
• The wrath of the heavens, local Libyans contend, was matched by the incompetence of those calling the shots on the ground.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Much of this was due to the Bears’ overall incompetence.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The burden rests on the defense to prove incompetence, Raven told CNN in an email.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 20 June 2023
• And the incompetence isn’t limited to the fifty states.
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
• The bad news is the Mavs came by their incompetence honestly.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Trump’s legal efforts were a clown car of incompetence, but for a time Barr rode in that car.
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
• But this total of 51 is a bit too high (see incompetence).
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
• Biden's incompetence opens the door for a Trump restoration.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 May 2024
• Volodin’s threat is an utter fantasy, the incompetence of the Russian armed forces laid bare by the war in Ukraine.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
• The incompetence in the Huntsville Police Department appears to start at the top.
  — Kyle Whitmire, al, 12 Aug. 2021
• For all of his incompetence, Boudreau was at least likable.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
• The great shock is what the police did—their incompetence on the scene and apparent lies afterward.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 2 June 2022
• If there’s justice in this world, Fisher will pay the price for his mismanagement and incompetence in the years to come.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
• Your claim just fell between the cracks, and the airline covered its incompetence with form letters.
  — Christopher Elliott, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022
• There are people who have known the president for years who would tell you Biden’s incompetence has nothing to do with his age.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
• The people of Ohio are not gonna suffer because of your incompetence and lack of incentive.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2022
• So it's been a large measure of our incompetence in assisting the Ukrainians that has led to this gridlock.
  — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
• Even if the price went down through CEO incompetence, the shares were still worth something, and they were typically awarded on top of salary, bonus, and perks.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 5 May 2022
• His view of the incompetence of the regulators is barely veiled.
  — George Calhoun, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
• Now the Texas Department of Public Safety, which has run the program for decades, stands to lose control of it through incompetence.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2021
• That level of incompetence is tough to pull off for an incumbent.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2023
• This is unforgivable, and the incompetence of the U.S. is stunning.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2021
• The only teams to rival that level of incompetence since 2000?
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
• In the same Le Monde interview, Jean-Marie regretted that his daughter had left the space to her right free for the taking—which was seen as a jab at her incompetence.
  — James McAuley, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2022
• You can be fired for incompetence, but you can’t just be removed from your position because the President has changed and wants to get rid of you.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
• Trump made anti-science incompetence and disregard for the welfare of Americans part of our history.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024