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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Cowardly, unaccountable, pathetic: How much more does anyone really need to know about the incompetence of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System than something that was reported a week ago?
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Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Yet, whether through gross incompetence, woeful indifference, or some combination thereof, that is exactly what is happening right now in Gaza under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Similarly, Infrastructure Capital Advisors CEO Jay Hatfield accused Powell of gross incompetence by being too late to raise rates but also blasted the idea of the Fed slashing rates to 1%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 July 2025
The United States lost its pristine AAA credit rating, owing to the demonstrated incompetence of its governance.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Yet, whether through gross incompetence, woeful indifference, or some combination thereof, that is exactly what is happening right now in Gaza under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Similarly, Infrastructure Capital Advisors CEO Jay Hatfield accused Powell of gross incompetence by being too late to raise rates but also blasted the idea of the Fed slashing rates to 1%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 July 2025
The United States lost its pristine AAA credit rating, owing to the demonstrated incompetence of its governance.
—Mary Childs, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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“Incompetence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompetence. Accessed 7 Aug. 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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