incontinent

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Recent Examples of incontinent Because this is an adult show, there are jokes about the burglars being incontinent and using walkers. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024 Next on the agenda, Your Grace would like to see Grover Tully, Lord of Riverrun, bend the knee to Rhaenyra (though presumably, this will be a metaphorical knee as Grover is understood to be somewhat mentally incapacitated and definitely incontinent). Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024 In a blunter mode, the romance novelist Jilly Cooper once named an incontinent goat for a reviewer who had savaged her work. Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023 After starting this treatment, the sanctuary determined that the kitten was incontinent. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for incontinent
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Adjective
  • Three Welcome, Myth Busting Wins Firstly, the report is clear that ADHD remains under diagnosed in the UK, a not a rampant, uncontrolled Tik Tok trend.
    Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Contact your dentist or primary care provider to determine the cause of uncontrolled gleeking and ways to prevent it or treat underlying conditions causing it.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • People often stereotype crypto investors as reckless, young, or greedy.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • In Colorado, reckless endangerment is a crime, defined as reckless conduct creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person, punishable by jail and/or a fine.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Blaming heated and even intemperate words for the violent actions of madmen invites censorship and deflects responsibility from those who actually commit violent acts.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 20 July 2024
  • The shooting unfolded just as Biden was attempting to focus his campaign even more sharply on criticizing Trump, including for his intemperate rhetoric and divisive message, as an effort to move the conversation beyond his performance in the June 27 presidential debate.
    Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 14 July 2024

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“Incontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinent. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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