inept

Example Sentences

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Gunpowder started to change that, but early firearms were comically inept.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The FBI has assigned him to man a table at recruitment fairs, but he’s an inept salesman and not much more effective as a father.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Crucially, their hold on their elite base persists even if, in practice, they turn out to be inept candidates or incompetent managers with few practicable ideas.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

“I think there’s probably a bunch of episodes this season that are going to be people’s favorite episodes that they have ever seen,” says Povenmire, who also voices the show’s inept nemesis Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

When Chango found out, he tracked down his inept accomplice to the foot of a palm tree.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García