How to Use inept in a Sentence

inept

adjective

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

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024