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How to use inclement in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective

Inclement means stormy, of rough weather; not clement. Example: “Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables.”

Examples of inclement by meaning

adjectiveStormy, of rough weather; not clement.

  • We can understand his taking an evening stroll, but the ground was damp and the night inclement.1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Problem”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes...

adjectiveMerciless, unrelenting.

  • Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC

More sentences with inclement

  • Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables.From the entry deliverable
  • During inclement weather it is necessary for this group to meet in one gymnasium.1943 May, Lloyd R. Burley, “An Emergency Program in Physical Education”, in Mary Wibel, editor, The Journal of Health and Physical…. From the entry en masse
  • As this precedes the ticket gate line this may prove a popular meeting place, particularly during inclement weather.2019 October, Dan Harvey, “Crossrail Update:Whitechapel barrels on”, in Modern Railways, page 92. From the entry ticket gate
  • It doesn’t mean someone who is funded by the council, difficult to manoeuver and only comes out in inclement weather.2018, Shari Low, “The Parent Label”, in Because Mummy Said So, London: Anima, Head of Zeus, →ISBN. From the entry snowplough parent
  • But in inclement weather the experience was most unpleasant.2009, Gregory Fremont-Barnes, Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen, page 30. From the entry masthead
  • If inclement weather delays a scheduled protectant spray, apply an eradicant when conditions permit but within the kickback period.1999, Larry L. Strand, Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits, →ISBN, page 169. From the entry eradicant
  • You might think that in a free country a public building would allow citizens to take shelter from inclement weather, but not our post office.2009, Richard Schmitt, An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy, →ISBN. From the entry free country
  • His walls show that they are no longer supporters of the building, but simple curtains, protection against inclement weather, as Gropius put it.1967, Sigfried Giedion, Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (Charles Eliot Norton lectures, 1938-1939.), 5th rev.…. From the entry supporter
  • It so happened that, during a stretch of inclement weather in the fall, Lester was seized with a mild form of grip.1911, Theodore Dreiser, chapter XXXII, in Jennie Gerhardt. From the entry grip

Meaning of inclement

  1. adjective Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.
  2. adjective Merciless, unrelenting.
  3. adjective Unmercifully severe in temper or action.

Full definition of inclement

Questions about inclement in a sentence

How do you use inclement in a sentence?
Inclement is used as an adjective. For example: “Due to inclement weather, we will be unable to provide our deliverables.”
What is a short sentence with inclement?
“But in inclement weather the experience was most unpleasant.”
What does inclement mean?
Inclement means stormy, of rough weather; not clement.

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