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Recent Examples of unqualified Villarreal said some American truck-driving schools can be bribed to issue CDLs to unqualified drivers. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 Nearly a week after dozens of tenants of The Cooper filed a lawsuit saying an unqualified electrician caused the fire at the Fort Worth apartments, a second group of tenants filed a new lawsuit on Monday. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025 The number of vacancies is likely an undercount, because this number does not include substitutes or unqualified teachers who may have been hired to fill gaps. Gail Richmond, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2025 Sadman faces the same three charges as Hassan, plus two counts of election law — unqualified elector attempting to vote, a felony with a maximum four years sentence and/or $2,000 fine. Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for unqualified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unqualified
Adjective
  • While a January YouGov pollsuggests Biden’s unconditional support for Israel significantly affected Democratic voter turnout, Harris is largely dismissive of Gaza.
    Book Marks September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Trump could have faced up to four years in prison, but a judge issued an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction in place but sparing him any penalty or fine.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gostisbehere, Carolina’s best offensive defenseman, being unfit for the top four adds to that pressure.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • He was deemed unfit to stand trial, and spent the next 11 years in psychiatric hospitals.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Growing up with a dad who worked as a pilot for Delta Air Lines had some major perks—obviously, the main one being the unlimited chance to fly stand-by (but having a kitchen bin that was always full of Biscoff cookies and the occasional can of Pawberry Punch didn’t hurt either).
    Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Get a year of unlimited access for $25 $20 per month.
    Jesse Dorris, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ray is the leader of a biker gang and demands utter subservience.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Outside, the scene among the sea of red was one of utter devastation.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Beijing has outcompeted Washington in Myanmar up to this point, the junta’s woefully incompetent management of its currency and foreign reserves presents an opportunity for the United States to recalibrate its approach to the country.
    Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
  • California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particularly hard hit!
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas, alas, can refuse any trade after taking the qualifying offer this summer and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Mainly, as Marks mentioned, the Knicks and Mitchell did not agree to a contract extension this summer, and he is set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Get Down with Dinos For fans of quirky roadside attractions, a visit to Dinosaur Land in nearby White Post is an absolute must.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Achieving a 34 percent reduction in absolute emissions from the company’s FY20 baseline.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 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

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“Unqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unqualified. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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