How to Use incapable in a Sentence

incapable

adjective

• That doesn’t mean the rest of the conference is incapable.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
• That's when the man asked the victim which of his two cars was incapable of being tracked.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 16 May 2022
• Even with Ohtani and Mike Trout the last six years, the Angels had proven incapable of anything close.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• But as soon as the lights got bright, why were the Celtics incapable of handling their own business?
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• The Last of Us Part One, on the other hand, is incapable of shifting the paradigm.
  — WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
• Kevin seems incapable of emotion and appears to feel no remorse for the killings.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
• While the Chiefs struggled to extend their lead in the second half, the Seahawks were incapable of trimming it.
  — Dave Skretta, ajc, 24 Dec. 2022
• Domino is incapable of the former and beyond the latter — alert to it, but beyond it.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
• Politicians, the saying goes, are incapable of seeing past the next election.
  — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022
• The sheer lyricism of his writing had me incapable of abandoning the story.
  — Riza Cruz, ELLE, 27 May 2022
• With the 13 women dead and the police seemingly incapable of catching the killer, no one felt safe and every man was a suspect.
  — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 4 Nov. 2022
• And then there are those incapable of even grasping the situation.
  — WIRED, 28 July 2023
• Tony figured that a clear coating solution may work and Aaron knew most pests were incapable of climbing smooth surfaces, so, the two got to work.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
• And, on the other hand, a father who loves his daughter but is incapable of overcoming guilt and getting closer to her.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
• This team, one that was constructed to win a title now, is clearly incapable of doing so.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
• Additionally, the Falcons present a unique matchup problem for the Bears in that Chicago is incapable of stopping the run.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 16 Nov. 2022
• What’s more, the elite prescription for the world’s poor—green energy—is incapable of transforming lives.
  — Bjorn Lomborg, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• The first versions of Brown men in TV or film were either terrorists or the incapable and weak comedic relief characters.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2023
• But once that job was complete and Johnson proved incapable of doing anything else, he was replaced.
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022
• Several people singled out Mark Meadows, who became Trump’s chief of staff in March 2020 and stayed through the end of his term, as incapable of telling the president no.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Oct. 2022
• The airline seemed incapable of ensuring enough of their pilots, attendants, crews, and airport staff could get to work.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2023
• The problem is that most existing telescopes, no matter how advanced, are incapable of pulling them all off.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
• The units are also incapable of meeting the island’s growing demand for water.
  — Nick Romeo, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
• Air would be sucked out of the chamber, which would cause a patient’s chest to expand, filling the lungs with precious oxygen, even when the patient’s muscles were incapable of doing so.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• The Grown-ish star literally sparkles as Tink, although the only principal role for a Black actor is one incapable of speech.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• The team has spent all year wobbling around the .500 axis, seemingly incapable of separating from the breakeven line in one direction or the other.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• Is Cleveland incapable of winning a title in that scenario?
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 15 July 2023
• Yet, defendants are incapable of admitting the error of their ways.
  — Michael R. Sisak, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2024
• The Democrats are incapable of running on their accomplishments.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 May 2022
• For example: the hooks that come with most winches are designed to connect to chains, not shackles or straps, and are incapable of achieving total safety with the latter.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 6 May 2024