How to Use inconsistency in a Sentence

inconsistency

noun
  • The team's biggest problem has been inconsistency: it has played well at times, but at other times it has played very poorly.
  • Customers have been complaining about the inconsistency in the quality of service they have received.
  • Careful editing of the entire text has eliminated inconsistencies of style.
  • We noted a major inconsistency in his story.
  • There is some inconsistency in her argument.
  • Police noticed inconsistency in his two statements.
  • The Lancers have won all four of their rounds, with some inconsistency across the team in strokes.
    Benjamin Yates, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The inconsistency showed up, reared its head, in the second half.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Ohtani’s inconsistency on the mound and in the batter’s box hasn’t slowed the Angels, who are 13-7 and 1 ½ games ahead of the second-place Seattle Mariners.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The story for most of the year with the Bucs has been inconsistency, and their loss to the Bengals was a perfect example.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The second apparent inconsistency is behind Louis’ right knee, where there is a break in the line of the wall.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Prue says that the tea works really well, but Paul doesn’t like the inconsistency of the layers and that there is not enough orange.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The only distracting thing about it for me was the inconsistency of the accents.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • Given the strength of the Chargers defense, as well as the inconsistencies of the Texans offense, the over/under of 42.5 is the lowest of the weekend.
    The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Young team, prone to inconsistency as all young teams are.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 6 Jan. 2022
  • For the Cavs, the most notable issues in their control are their night-to-night inconsistency, bad habits and end-of-game blunders.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But a high walk rate (7.4) and bouts of inconsistency negated that.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
  • With only Big East play from here on out, the next step is to reduce the frequency and length of those bouts of inconsistency.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But inconsistencies are trivial so long as the doubletalk suits Bach and the IOC's end purpose.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And both teams have shown the inconsistency to also look rotten at home.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2022
  • Injuries and inconsistency at center knocked the offense off the road at times in 2020.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The researchers also encountered a medley of inconsistencies in the way that Ariely had described the study over the years.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The inconsistency of the at-bats may be tougher, but Brosseau thinks preparing to come off the bench has been simplified in this format.
    Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2022
  • Both teams have struggled since, thanks to a rash of injuries and inconsistency.
    Catena Media, al, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Drafted by the Sparks in 2012, the forward out of Stanford has served as the team’s pillar amid coaching changes and inconsistency.
    Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
  • Day spoke of both players in terms of their upside and their inconsistency.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2021
  • One thing that can be proved is the inconsistency of weather patterns.
    Tatyana Turner, chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Louisville has plenty of talent in its lineup, and on its bench, but for some reason the inconsistency has been the story.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 22 May 2021
  • Left-back has been scrutinised due to Andy Robertson’s inconsistency and Kostas Tsimikas not being a long-term solution.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Relying on a single source is risky, and pulling data from multiple providers can result in inconsistency.
    Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

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