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 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
Pressure from linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold forced an incompletion on second down.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2024
A touchdown likely would have ensued had Penix hit a wide open Rome Odunze, but he threw it well behind his target en route to an incompletion.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
It must not, however, be concealed, that even in the classical writers, we have in words like δίστομος examples of incompletion of the radical.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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