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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were ill-prepared" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to describe a situation or group of people who were not adequately or sufficiently prepared for a task or event. Example: The team's lack of preparation was evident during the game, as they were ill-prepared to face their skilled opponents.
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The authorities were ill-prepared.
The grandparents were ill-prepared to raise the girls.
Wearing trainers and light jackets, they were ill-prepared for the challenge.
They were ill-prepared to process and respond to her findings.
It was exactly on this level that Democrats were ill-prepared to join the contest.
We can't do anything about the fact the political class were ill-prepared.
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The studios were ill prepared, however, for the revolution that they faced as a result of competition with television beginning after World War II.
Yet military doctors and nurses felt they were "ill prepared" to manage their patients' pain, an Army task force reported in May 2010.
Chinese officials were ill prepared to offer any concessions.
The men who froze Bedford were ill prepared to take care of his body.
But federal agencies were ill prepared to return children to their parents.
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