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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These two Radical Left fools left behind two cities that will take years to recover from their incompetence and evil.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The great tariff turnaround this week was either a sign of gross incompetence or a cruel game played on the world.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Sometimes employees are so good at something, they get promoted to their level of incompetence.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Houthi attacks group chat — revealed by Goldberg after he was inadvertently invited into the chat — has added incompetence and carelessness to the mix of unprecedented concerns for foreign governments.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The great tariff turnaround this week was either a sign of gross incompetence or a cruel game played on the world.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Sometimes employees are so good at something, they get promoted to their level of incompetence.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Houthi attacks group chat — revealed by Goldberg after he was inadvertently invited into the chat — has added incompetence and carelessness to the mix of unprecedented concerns for foreign governments.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompetence. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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