Sample sentences for INCONSISTENT

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Definition

not the same in different parts or at different times

or:

not in agreement [with something else]

Her play is inconsistent. Sometimes she's unbeatable and other times she beats herself.

inconsistent = not the same at different times

The study shows that sleeping only for short periods at inconsistent times damaged the brains of mice after three days.

inconsistent = not the same

Her actions are inconsistent with her stated goals.

inconsistent = not in agreement [with something else]

He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

inconsistent = different at different times

...it's still not enough with the inconsistent availability and the ever-increasing price of food.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire

inconsistent = not reliable (not the same at different times)

She wanted to notice an inconsistency in the skin tones, to gossip about the freak science-experiment kid who had just walked onto campus.
John Corey Whaley -- Nogin

inconsistency = parts that don't match

My eyes shut, blocking out the inconsistent world, as I try to make sense of my situation.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
All the impossible orders inconsistent with the course of events remain unexecuted.
Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace
But it was inconsistent and jerky.
Andy Weir -- The Martian
These details and inconsistencies would take a while to reveal themselves.
Warren St. John -- Outcasts United
The laws make it illegal to criticize agricultural commodities in a manner inconsistent with "reasonable" scientific evidence.
Eric Schlosser -- Fast Food Nation
The healthy food we ate was inconsistently provided.
Jaycee Lee Dugard -- A Stolen Life
Unscathed by the Lunar glamour, it knew where the true boundaries of the queen's face were, the imperfections, the inconsistencies.
Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
"You are inconsistent," said her father mildly.
Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
Its inconsistencies, contradictions, and falsehood struck her from the very first.
Jane Austen -- Northanger Abbey
Admittedly inconsistent with suicide.
John Green -- Looking for Alaska
In the truck, there were twelve slouched men, all rising and falling with the various inconsistencies in the road.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
A year after completing the Job Corps training, Wes realized the only consistency in his employment was inconsistency.
Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
You can appreciate the inconsistency.
Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
It was inevitable that she should accept any inconsistency and cruelty from her deity as all good worshippers do from theirs.
Zora Neale Hurston -- Their Eyes Were Watching God

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