ineptly

Example Sentences

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“The fire was ineptly termed accidental,” Orr wrote in “Points of Origin.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

I like when it is ineptly cut, rendering at least one triangular corner with nothing more than an oven-dried smear of sauce.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

The New York Times called the ceremony “forgettable,” and The New Yorker said the show “was ineptly written and paced.”

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Clayton Kershaw’s pitches all sizzled from the start, and the Los Angeles Angels swung early, often and usually ineptly.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2022

And the bonds that had been most ineptly rated were the bonds that Wall Street firms had tricked the rating agencies into rating most ineptly.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis