inability

Example Sentences

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Inability to maintain high quality may be a factor in deciding whether a developer is abiding by the Developer Code of Conduct.

From The Verge • Jun. 7, 2021

Rebecca Onion: The bees are related to his Inability to Love.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2021

"Inability to breathe after simple tasks like getting a glass of water" was another side-effect, the 34-year-old actress said.

From Fox News • Aug. 1, 2020

Inability to pay does not necessarily translate to inability to eat, however — school districts, loath to refuse food to students, often feed pupils anyway and charge their parents later.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2019

Inability to pay rent forced us to move into a house perched atop high logs in a section of the town where flood waters came.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright