ineffective
Example Sentences
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Maybe that’s true — but it doesn’t mean it’s rhetorically ineffective.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Fernandez signed a guilty plea to life without the possibility of parole but later filed a resentencing petition, arguing that she was coerced into the plea and that her state-appointed defense attorney provided ineffective counsel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
She said due to ineffective responses from school leaders, there were too many occasions when teaching and learning were being disrupted.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Hiding under a desk would have been ineffective, but it broke up the school routine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Through the fifth round, Louis seemed dazed and ineffective.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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