inaptness

Example Sentences

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She stopped, the needle poised above Lee's arm, realizing the inaptness of her remark.

From Am I Still There? by Hall, James R.

Then his seriousness and simplicity, like that of Biblical and Oriental writers,—a kind of childish inaptness and homeliness,—often exposes him to our keen, almost abnormal sense of the ridiculous.

From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John

A moment's relaxation, or inaptness, may forfeit opportunity, offered only by chance and not to be regained by effort.

From Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

In this hope he was deceived by his own inaptness and his adversary's readiness.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

She well knew that her calmness and courage were entirely due to the inaptness of Clameran.

From File No. 113 by Gaboriau, Émile