How to use "inept" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "inept" in popular movie and book plots

  • The two get into an inept slap-fight, and then mutually agree to stop.  - The Initiative (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)
  • The circus' owner has hired a drunken, inept detective to find his daughter Chelsea, who has been kidnapped.  - Ballyhoo (video game)
  • Bonzo, believing that Ender is inept due to his size, prevents him from training with the rest of the squad.  - Ender's Game (film)
  • The Bridges gang arrives and easily overcomes the inept resistance of the townspeople.  - High Plains Drifter
  • A neighbor dressed as Santa stops by, bringing a fruitcake, and two inept police officers go door-to-door looking for Gus.  - The Ref
  • To maintain control of Tucka Mertslin, Mennus memorizes and destroys the formula; but by an inept use thereof, reduces himself to infancy.  - Time Stops for No Mouse
  • The Doctor attempts to act inept to extract information from Prime, who sees through the act and calls him out on it.  - Scream of the Shalka
  • He is aided by his inept minions: trusted adviser Jerry Atric and Bad Bird, the leader of an army of ninja crows.  - Samurai Pizza Cats
  • Along the way they are beset by inept assassins, bad weather, and their own tragic personal pasts.  - Saiyuki (manga)
  • They are inept at magic, and take the longest time to cast a spell.  - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
  • As an adult, Virgil is inept and unlucky, and both police and judges ridicule him by stomping on Virgil's glasses.  - Take the Money and Run
  • Johnny English is an inept MI7 agent with dreams of being their most trusted employee.  - Johnny English
  • He's as inept with machines as he is with people.  - A Thing About Machines
  • At Jerry's home, Carl and Gaear carry out an inept and violent kidnapping.  - Fargo (film)
  • His professional life, however, is complicated by the repeated gaffes of his inept deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts).  - The Andy Griffith Show
  • Toad, who is normally socially inept with girls, successfully picks up a flirtatious, and somewhat rebellious, girl named Debbie.  - American Graffiti

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