How to Use incapacitated in a Sentence

incapacitated

adjective
  • At this point, the doors unlocked to speed up access to passers-by or emergency services for an incapacitated driver.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
  • In other instances, a minor or incapacitated beneficiary may have to have a court appoint a guardian to sign off for them.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • For mentally incapacitated adult patients, their partners can take part in the decisions as guardians.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
  • But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The incapacitated fish is then sucked into the body of the robot, and up to 10 fish can be captured before the robot needs to return to the surface.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2019
  • The injury left him temporarily mentally incapacitated – and the moment was an opportune time for a con artist to swoop in.
    — Forbestv, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This means astronauts will have to diagnose, treat, and manage crises without ground support, even if a crew member becomes incapacitated.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • However, there’s not much involved in that post other than serving on some state boards and being ready if the real governor becomes incapacitated.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The incapacitated person, or ward, could not engage in legal actions or make major decisions without the guardian’s consent.
    — Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • There was no 25th Amendment to allow for the replacement of an incapacitated president as there is now.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 July 2024
  • Asked why legal fees cannot be more readily known, Moran cited privacy concerns of the incapacitated person.
    — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • For instance, an estranged child may have more legal authority over an incapacitated parent than their long-term but unmarried partner.
    — Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Both were charged with felony neglect of an incapacitated adult by a caregiver resulting in the incapacitated adult’s death.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And the Lebanese government has a history of being in-- incapacitated or unable.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • Outside of being around to break a tie in the Senate, or replacing a deceased or incapacitated president, the vice president has few duties.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Other social welfare programs have safety valves to protect weak, incapacitated or disabled clients from being exploited by people in power.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Libraries and recreation centers are open, though their computer systems remain incapacitated.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2025
  • This is a set of legal documents that outlines preferences for medical care and asset management if a person becomes incapacitated.
    — Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
  • In his incapacitated state, does Aegon know Aemond deliberately attacked and burned him?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 July 2024
  • The sheriff's office says investigators now believe Clark likely had some sort of medical emergency near his home that either incapacitated or killed him.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Prosecutors accused him of filming and sharing a video of an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in April 2009.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Despite sustaining several other injuries, including being shot in the leg, Davis refused to abandon his incapacitated teammates who were trapped.
    — Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Not have been declared by a court to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Hospital representatives said the petitions were intended to protect incapacitated patients who are too disabled to make their own decisions and who have no family or friends willing or able to take charge.
    — Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated to resist him after attending parties.
    — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • One of the most heart-wrenching tales was that of Adventure Consultants co-founder and renowned mountaineer Rob Hall, whose decision to stay with an incapacitated client near the summit cost him his life.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The move came after state public health inspectors fined Golden Legacy for handcuffing an incapacitated patient’s ankle to the bed in violation of state and federal laws.
    — Don Thompson, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The last pitfall is the inherent liability involved if a minor or incapacitated adult is a necessary party, and that person’s share is reduced by the FSA.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • While robberies involving incapacitated victims are nothing new, the technology offers thieves quick and easy access to incapacitated victims.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023

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