incapable
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“Just the sheer number of students — I mean, we were incapable of getting through and helping all the students,” Zuberi said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
He even regularly cheats at golf because he’s so incapable of playing fair.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Lord Archer often appeared incapable of separating autobiographical fact from fantasy in his continuing drive for public recognition.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In retrospect, she looks more like the archetypal establishment tribune—brilliant at reading and managing insider consensus but incapable of noticing when the consensus itself had become the problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The design was so elegant, so adept at exploiting the strength of thin strands of steel, that the wheel appeared incapable of withstanding the stresses placed upon it.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing incapable
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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