Examples of incompetence in a Sentence
Because of his incompetence, we won't make our deadline.
She was fired for gross incompetence.
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Nothing will alter The Electric State’s disorienting, tone-deaf incompetence.
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.
—Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Each of them loses track of a CD filled with secrets, and some end up dying in the stupidest possible ways because of their incompetence.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Democrat Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, through staggering incompetence at a minimum, allowed election machine passwords to get published online for public consumption for four months.
—Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.
—Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Each of them loses track of a CD filled with secrets, and some end up dying in the stupidest possible ways because of their incompetence.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Democrat Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, through staggering incompetence at a minimum, allowed election machine passwords to get published online for public consumption for four months.
—Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incompetence
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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompetence. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s 
: the quality, state, or fact of being incompetent
Medical Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
(ˈ)in-ˈkäm-pət-ən(t)s
1
: lack of legal qualification
2
: inability of an organ or part to perform its function adequately
incompetence of an aortic valve
Legal Definition
incompetence
noun
in·com·pe·tence
in-ˈkäm-pə-təns
: the state or fact of being incompetent compare competency
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