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Recent Examples of incapability
Adjective
But when wildfires spread quickly, nesting condors and chicks incapable of flight are left vulnerable. John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Apparently incapable of not making a bad situation worse, Arthur accuses Olivia of being lonely for Rafferty, not for him. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 For decades, scientists believed the sleeping brain was essentially offline, incapable of forming new memories. Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Dallas’ defense is wholly incapable of stopping any opponent — so much so that team owner Jerry Jones had to sign veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney immediately after Sunday’s overtime shootout win against the Giants. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incapability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapability
Noun
  • But as the labor ministry’s inability to engage with shows, the state can do only so much.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The issue was his lack of consistency and his inability to limit hard contact.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, if temperatures fluctuate unpredictably, going below or above the average, all the low-var animals will be unfit and unable to pass on their genes.
    Shraddha Lall, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But rivals like former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and former California State Controller Betty Yee are already framing her as unfit for office.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Devil in Disguise also presents the Chicago Police Department as incompetent in its mission to protect and serve.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • All of the charges were ultimately discharged after she was found incompetent for court proceedings by a doctor.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
  • The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.
    Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
Adjective
  • Regional sports networks will still carry the rest of each team’s slate, with NBA League Pass offering streaming access to those unable to view local coverage.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The director, unable to attend the ceremony in person, sent a video message thanking the jury.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Incapability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapability. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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