in no condition

idiom

: not physically or mentally able (to do something)
I was sick and in no condition to go to work yesterday.
He is in no condition to drive.

Examples of in no condition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But today’s Middle East is in no condition to be ordered by Washington. Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2022 Most have two — Lloyd — but my father just had the one, because after his birth, his mother was in no condition to hold a pen. Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024 Well aware that Yoong was in no condition to survive their savage reprisals, a Chinese coworker from Sichuan province took the blame instead. TIME, 21 Mar. 2024 But Kurt was in no condition to make any decisions. Michael Azerrad, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2021 The man, believing the woman was in no condition to drive, wrestled the woman out of the car, then restrained her. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021 His boss subsequently arrived with another driver because the man had been drinking on the job and was in no condition to drive. cleveland, 25 July 2022 Victims on foot or on a bicycle are often in no condition to provide statements about what happened, and evidence that might challenge drivers’ accounts goes uncollected. Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 Hardy specifically mentioned his infamously bizarre match from TNA Victory Road in 2011, where a pay-per-view main event against Sting had to be cut short as Hardy was in no condition to perform. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021

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“In no condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20no%20condition. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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