incompletion
AmericanEtymology
Origin of incompletion
First recorded in 1795–1805; in- 3 + completion
Example Sentences
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During a game in which he caught 10 passes for 111 yards and scored two touchdowns, Nacua’s most important play was an incompletion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
In the Baltimore case, the TD was overruled as an incompletion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Sierra Canyon drove to the 13-yard line with 2:20 left, but on fourth down, the potential game-tying drive ended when Orange Lutheran’s Izley Manutai deflected the pass for an incompletion.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
The Lions accepted it, and after an incompletion on third-and-14, Los Angeles punted.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
“That is, I hoped to finish off my previous sketches, which are in a frightful state of incompletion, and spend a good deal of time on the interior of this cathedral, which is unusually beautiful.”
From A Cathedral Courtship by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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