ungifted

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ungifted Joey, the young man Jack takes under his wing (Nicholas Podany), is an ungifted salesman at first. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023 The glamorous women who pursued Lawrence were flummoxed by his loyalty to Frieda: stout, older than he was, decidedly ungifted with words. Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 Portland, with a very ungifted mayor, should request help from the Federal Government. Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungifted
Adjective
  • The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As the divas Dee Dee and Barry, Susan Haefner and Benjamin Howes don’t pretend to be untalented, just obnoxiously vain.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Adjective
  • The oligarchy is almost as incompetent and out of touch as is Trump.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Lawyers for Mike Jeffries, 80, are hoping to place him in the custody of the Attorney General for further evaluation 1 Comments Lawyers for ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries filed a motion on Thursday saying that their client is mentally incompetent to stand trial.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The choice was viewed by many at the school as the latest affront in a long history of treating the deaf as incapable of functioning without help from the hearing.
    David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The first player with three red balls lost their vote, and after a secret strategy between Mitch and Kamilla, Star was unable to cast a vote in the night's tribal council.
    Emily DeLetter, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Those who were enrolled in SAVE and want to change to a different IDR plan to resume making progress toward loan forgiveness, including through PSLF, have been largely unable to do so.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Its troubles began in 2022 after regulators declared the company unfit to operate its casinos following media reports of money laundering at its properties.
    Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Just like an organization being certain that other players are unfit for the harsh glare of intense games in April.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • No untutored voice, nor even sound of rushing car disturbed the seemingly sacred stillness of the hour.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His savage, untutored mind suggested no better way than that of wreaking vengeance upon those who had wronged him.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.
    Jennie Germann Molz, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Adjective
  • Often, an idea that feels incomplete is simply unpolished.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Apple, Roose says, should keep pushing AI into its products and just get used to the idea that those features may be unpolished and a little too advanced for the average user.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Ungifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungifted. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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