inability

Example Sentences

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Due to the manner of management and my inability to be heard, I exited the LLC.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

However, the inability to meaningfully distance itself from that breakout level raises some concern.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Does it speak of an overflow of creativity — or of an inability to edit?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But in parts of the country targeted by Ukrainian drones in recent weeks, Russia’s apparent inability to prevent such attacks is puzzling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

For our purposes, however, the ultimate cause of the condition is less important than its systemic manifestation, which was a congenital inability to separate his thoughts from his feelings about them.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis