INEPT in a Sentence

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, said Mrs. Grubach, and then, to her misfortune, as soon as she felt just a little freer to speak, she added something rather inept.

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 Meanings and Examples of INEPT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
inept
 a.  lacking of judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
Classic Sentence:
1  , said Mrs. Grubach, and then, to her misfortune, as soon as she felt just a little freer to speak, she added something rather inept.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Four Miss Bürstner's Friend
2  She had drunk a quantity of champagne and during the course of her song she had decided ineptly that everything was very very sad--she was not only singing, she was weeping too.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
Example Sentence:
1  It would be politically inept to cut these training programmes now.
2  He was criticized for his inept handling of the problem.
3  He was always rather inept at sport.
4  Calling Mary socially inept is akin to describing Hurricane Katrina as a summer shower.