Example Sentences

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I like when it is ineptly cut, rendering at least one triangular corner with nothing more than an oven-dried smear of sauce.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

The New York Times called the ceremony “forgettable,” and The New Yorker said the show “was ineptly written and paced.”

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Clayton Kershaw’s pitches all sizzled from the start, and the Los Angeles Angels swung early, often and usually ineptly.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2022

There’s a convenience-store fight so ineptly staged I had to watch it three times to decipher what was happening, and running gags that aren’t funny the first time and grow worse with every repetition.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2021

I left Otto ineptly hunting finches and joined him.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer