inconsistencies

plural of inconsistency

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inconsistencies At the same time, if your vendor records are incomplete, those inconsistencies will carry over, regardless of how sophisticated your AI tool is. — John Gronen, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Other issues Allen's attorneys are expected to argue before the appeals court are inconsistencies in how witnesses described the suspicious man near the trail, pointing to a sketch of a potential suspect that didn't look like Allen. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Her inconsistencies raised alarms for police, as the closed barn loft would have been unbearably hot that day to have visited voluntarily, per American Heritage. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 As in Monster, Lizzie blamed some of her story inconsistencies on the morphine she’d been administered as a sedative. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 This led them to notice inconsistencies in the Rucker’s paystubs as well, according to an arrest affidavit. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Although there were some inconsistencies in Parker’s overall game, there was enough there to warrant a handful of more snaps. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In the state’s final rebuttal before jurors began deliberating Monday afternoon, Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo dismissed Sanft’s argument that inconsistencies in Davis’ accounts undermined the prosecution’s case. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 The painting is filled with inconsistencies and bizarre compensatory moves. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistencies
Noun
  • Subsequent investigations by an inspector general and Justice Department prosecutors identified errors by FBI agents but found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by senior law enforcement officials nor proof of an anti-Trump conspiracy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Any factual errors can be identified during the reporting process.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This week, some people make gigantic mistakes that are very entertaining.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • If mistakes are made, then the priority should be to avoid doing them again.
    — Mac Engel September 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Fusion signatures face scrutiny The researchers also found temperature differences between the active reactor and a calibration device operating under comparable input-power conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the context of Texas, these differences might not have mattered, since the Jews, like other citizens of the fast-growing state, were adept at absorbing immigrants.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Inconsistencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistencies. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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