incompletion
AmericanEtymology
Origin of incompletion
First recorded in 1795–1805; in- 3 + completion
Example Sentences
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In the Baltimore case, the TD was overruled as an incompletion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
The next four plays: incompletion, incompletion, incompletion, incompletion.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2024
The Pilots forced an incompletion on fourth down at their own 23 with 15 seconds left and Argueta took a knee to run out the clock.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
The Lions accepted it, and after an incompletion on third-and-14, Los Angeles punted.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Clara, I hold the happier specimen,— It may be, through that artist-preference For work complete, inferiorly proposed, To incompletion, though it aim aright.
From An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Symons, Arthur
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