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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The suffering of these immigrants is the result of the cruelty and incompetence of our state and federal government.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Super-sized Opportunities Workplace crises can be proactively prevented (or eventually explained) by tackling incentives, incompetence and indifference with stewardship, capability and care.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But this waste of humanity was often due to the brutality (ideology, scorched earth, not allowing civilians to leave Stalingrad, lack of medical aid, starvation and executions) of Stalin’s leadership and the incompetence of his generals.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
The resulting media circus of their incompetence distracts us from their behind-the-scenes actions that are fueling a growing health crisis impacting the very working-class communities that helped deliver Trump his second term.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Super-sized Opportunities Workplace crises can be proactively prevented (or eventually explained) by tackling incentives, incompetence and indifference with stewardship, capability and care.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
But this waste of humanity was often due to the brutality (ideology, scorched earth, not allowing civilians to leave Stalingrad, lack of medical aid, starvation and executions) of Stalin’s leadership and the incompetence of his generals.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
The resulting media circus of their incompetence distracts us from their behind-the-scenes actions that are fueling a growing health crisis impacting the very working-class communities that helped deliver Trump his second term.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompetence. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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