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
After a short run, an incompletion and a short pass, Maryland went for it on fourth and goal from the two.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
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
“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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