How to Use incapacitated in a Sentence
incapacitated
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The incapacitated fish is then sucked into the body of the robot, and up to 10 fish can be captured before the robot needs to return to the surface.
— IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2019 -
Asked why legal fees cannot be more readily known, Moran cited privacy concerns of the incapacitated person.
— Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023 -
The last pitfall is the inherent liability involved if a minor or incapacitated adult is a necessary party, and that person’s share is reduced by the FSA.
— Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023 -
There is no mechanism, however, that establishes a procedure should both Trump and Pence become incapacitated and unable to serve but do not die, Ornstein said.
— Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2020 -
After that, the door flings open for a whole slew of other people to go after the house: creditors, distributees of the estate, Sally’s surviving spouse, a guardian on behalf of Sally’s minor or incapacitated children, or any taxing authority.
— Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023 -
Despite sustaining several other injuries, including being shot in the leg, Davis refused to abandon his incapacitated teammates who were trapped.
— Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2023 -
Prosecutors alleged the suspects drugged the victims, used their incapacitated faces to unlock their cellphones using facial recognition technology and then robbed them.
— Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Can the Senate remove an incapacitated senator from office?
— Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2023 -
To make its point, the agency cited Hacienda HealthCare’s struggle with negative publicity after a nurse was accused of raping and impregnating an incapacitated patient.
— Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023 -
Experts and investigators who examine plane crashes with incapacitated pilots often zero in on cabin depressurization and hypoxia, or loss of oxygen, as a culprit.
— Jay Blackman, NBC News, 5 June 2023 -
An attorney may be appointed someone’s guardian or conservator if they are declared incapacitated and unable to make financial or personal decisions, according to Alabama law.
— Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024 -
While robberies involving incapacitated victims are nothing new, the technology offers thieves quick and easy access to incapacitated victims.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
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