uselessness

Example Sentences

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Sankey said he talked backstage about the uselessness of neckties during media days in Atlanta a year ago.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Expounding a personal philosophy of honor and its uselessness in “L’onore! Ladri!”

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

That realization expanded into an existential uselessness throughout the day.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2023

But now that its uselessness is blatant, it has acquired a certain charm — like the surprise proposal for a couple who have long since established a household and debated making it legal.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

I watched, wondering at the uselessness of the man’s bad manners.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin