How to Use inability in a Sentence

inability

noun

• She has shown an inability to concentrate.
• The inability to love when love was called for.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
• The team’s inability to come back late in games was not lost on him.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
• One blamed a late breakfast for his inability to do the same.
  — Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2021
• His main weakness to date is an inability to draw many walks.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
• That may lead to an inability to hear a shrieking smoke alarm in the case of a fire.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
• Yet, his inability to get his team past the playoff round was not enough.
  — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• Williams was second out, thanks to his inability to use his left hand.
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 20 Nov. 2021
• That inability to tack on runs made for a tense finish.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
• Mueller’s inability to get to the bottom of the murk did not make the murk any less murky.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
• The pain, the inability to sleep, causes the pain to be worse.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
• Much has been written about the inability to fall asleep.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
• That’s mostly due to their inability to pass the ball.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
• Banks use these covenants to protect against the risk of the debtor's inability to pay down the debt.
  — John Shufeldt, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• Just one more free throw than turnovers An inability to get to the free throw line struck again.
  — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
• His inability to defend and his swing and miss rate are just so hard to overcome.
  — Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
• One of the worst parts of being homeless is the inability to keep clean.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 May 2023
• Further, this would be an odd day to go too hard on their inability to produce.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
• The song, at its core, is about depression and the inability to get out of bed.
  — Ryan Brennan april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
• Is your partner’s inability to live up to their words eroding your love?
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
• Rollins said the state’s inability to stop fraud schemes led to the decision.
  — Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
• Athena, meanwhile, is a grande dame with an inability to shake anything off.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
• The inability to say no can disable you in every aspect of your life.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• What drives many of us mad is the inability to change those power dynamics that are so plain to see.
  — T.m. Brown, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
• Same inability to rise to the moment.
  — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
• The world is laughing at our inability to count votes in a timely manner.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
• The world is laughing at our inability to count votes in a timely manner.
  — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 9 June 2026
• The world is laughing at our inability to count votes in a timely manner.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
• Macdonald put the blame for the wideout’s down year on the team’s inability to get him the ball.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
• The inability to see the object whole and entire drives the love story.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023