inability

Example Sentences

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The investigators cited the inability of Ford’s system to detect and respond to a stationary vehicle in the Texas crash.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prime Minister Mark Carney also publicly criticized Rousseau’s inability to speak French, calling it poor judgment for the head of a national carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal

The look in Jonah’s eyes belie it though, and it shatters me a little more, knowing that in choosing to put myself first, I’ve cemented Jonah’s inability to do the same.

From Literature

“What is this… thirst… and exhaustion… and inability… to usher the badger?”

From Literature

Rousseau later apologised in a written statement released in both English and French, saying he was deeply saddened his inability to speak French "diverted attention" from the pilots' grieving families and Air Canada staff.

From BBC