Examples of incompetence in a Sentence
Because of his incompetence, we won't make our deadline.
She was fired for gross incompetence.
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Investigators found widespread fraud and incompetence in the tax prep industry.
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Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The state Board of Dentistry suspended Kamel, who was accused of incompetence after putting two patients through elaborate implant surgeries that failed, leading to painful infections.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
But through a series of mistakes and apparent incompetence, the dispatchers never got the information to police who were seconds away.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The charges of incompetence and making untrue representations remain in place and will be considered at the second hearing, now scheduled for July 23-24, 2026.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
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Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The state Board of Dentistry suspended Kamel, who was accused of incompetence after putting two patients through elaborate implant surgeries that failed, leading to painful infections.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
But through a series of mistakes and apparent incompetence, the dispatchers never got the information to police who were seconds away.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The charges of incompetence and making untrue representations remain in place and will be considered at the second hearing, now scheduled for July 23-24, 2026.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompetence. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s 
: the quality, state, or fact of being incompetent
Medical Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s
1
: lack of legal qualification
2
: inability of an organ or part to perform its function adequately
incompetence of an aortic valve
Legal Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
in-ˈkäm-pə-təns
: the state or fact of being incompetent compare competency
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