incapacity

Example Sentences

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Reports cite a range of complicated factors for the restraint, from apathy to technology-induced incapacity.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

But the line between incapacity and hardship is not always clear, especially when poverty and homelessness are involved.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

When clinicians blur the line between suffering and incapacity, accommodation loses its meaning, standards lose force, and those with genuine impairments are met with suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

An important caveat: delusions six years ago and intermittent bouts of paranoia do not automatically indicate legal incapacity.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

In his absolute selfishness, his incapacity to give anything away, no matter what, he is a successful committee.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas