ineffectively
Example Sentences
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Cycles of great-power rivalry, where leading states grasped ineffectively for hegemony, shaped the emergence of both dynastic empires and modern nations while testing statesmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Well, Kirby is the exact opposite — at times, he’s become ineffectively in command.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
After ineffectively launching the program, the audit said, the number of fatalities rose in nearly every subsequent year.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
But his schizophrenia remained ineffectively treated until 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Dawn found Jeremy still at his desk, the dragon perched on his shoulder, nibbling contentedly, but ineffectively, at his ear.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
