ill-prepared
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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UC is currently reevaluating its SAT testing policy amid faculty concerns that many students are especially ill-prepared in math.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
As it happened, Kissinger had actually been quite involved with the Trump transition and knew exactly how ill-prepared they were.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
The shift at Michigan, among the nation’s largest and best-known public universities, comes as schools wrestle with grade inflation and the need for remedial instruction for freshmen ill-prepared for college-level classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Venezuela was ill-prepared and vulnerable in an emergency situation because of its already "crumbling infrastructure" following decades of underinvestment, Jan Egeland told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Constance asked, launching into a tirade about how ill-prepared they were, how little time they had, and how this plan was giving her a worse headache than the hidden-message broadcasts did.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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