How to Use inept in a Sentence
inept
adjective
- He was completely inept at sports.
- He made an inept attempt to apologize.
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The leadership in this country, on the left and the right, have proven to be inept.
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Kweku Ramel Akyirefi Smith,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
5 June 2020
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The Bruins looked inept in many of their first six games.
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Brian Howell,
The Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2019
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The right to a speedy trial doesn’t mean much if your courts are corrupt or inept.
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Kevin D. Williamson,
National Review,
28 Jan. 2018
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In the grand scheme of things, the new Space Jam isn’t hateful or inept.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 July 2021
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Never mind that his bunch looked as inept as ever in the opener.
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Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas News,
14 Oct. 2022
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Janet Yellen, join the other hand, was and is an inept messager.
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George Calhoun,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2021
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Both of these offenses are inept and struggle to score points.
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Jaylon Thompson,
USA TODAY,
25 Nov. 2022
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On the flip side, the reason the defenders were on the field so long is because the offense was, for the most part, inept.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2022
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Absent Carr, the Raiders have looked inept, both last year and this year.
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Tom Krasovic,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
13 Oct. 2017
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Now came time for the Cardinals to play inept baseball.
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Andy McCullough,
latimes.com,
30 May 2017
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He is rescued by the inept but loving Clarence, who has been sent to teach him the true value of his life.
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James Matthew Wilson,
WSJ,
24 Dec. 2020
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The show revolves around a group of imbecilic dirtbags, each one more inept than the next.
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Yohana Desta,
HWD,
17 Sep. 2017
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An inept dog groomer and a limousine driver chase the latter’s dream girl cross country.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2021
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This is an inept government that cannot protect the people and must be dissolved.
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Sayed Salahuddin,
Washington Post,
31 May 2017
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Back then, people were left to their own devices in the face of an inept government response.
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The Economist,
20 Sep. 2017
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Heimlich gave up trying to clear this inept franchise’s throat long ago.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2023
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It’s not as though the Jazz were wholly inept in Game 2.
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Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Apr. 2022
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An inept alien named Zim is sent to Earth by his peers who don't want to deal with him anymore.
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Stacey Grant,
Seventeen,
15 Sep. 2022
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To be fair, The Brink is guilty of being more misguided than inept.
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Elizabeth Kerr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Oct. 2017
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However, not good enough to compensate for their inept play in the secondary.
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Eddie Herz,
The Denver Post,
10 Oct. 2019
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But at least for one afternoon, they were rendered inept.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2019
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Which isn’t to say that the Slow Horses are completely inept.
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Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Nov. 2023
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Foes of the head tax spent months attacking City Hall as inept and wasteful.
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Daniel Beekman,
The Seattle Times,
15 Oct. 2018
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The pair are more inept than adept, fumbling a stick shift and uncomfortably disposing of a flash drive.
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Bill Keveney,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2018
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Either the coaching staff is inept or Bellinger refuses to change.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 July 2021
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But the same defense that has played with ferocity also has looked inept.
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Mike Jones,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2017
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And its air defences seem to be just as inept at fending off conventional threats.
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The Economist,
19 Sep. 2019
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The verdict: This is a hot ass mess created by a greedy woman and an inept agency.
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Angela Helm,
The Root,
10 Feb. 2018
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