ineptitude
Example Sentences
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Their ineptitude in the 2010s was so dramatic that the NHL even changed its rules for the draft lottery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Thirteen months on, resentment towards city and county authorities continues to bubble, with persistent claims of mismanagement and ineptitude.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
So much of Calloway’s persona rested on her brilliant ideas tempered by charming ineptitude, her devil-may-care approach to her own fame.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
Whatever the true reason for Fulcher’s departure, the alarming part should be Hegseth’s gullibility, inexperience and glaring ineptitude in both his hiring and ousting of Fulcher.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
In the end, some eighteen hundred people died, and more than half a million others were displaced, a tragedy exacerbated by the ineptitude of the federal government’s response.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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