nonproductive
Example Sentences
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Buy-now-pay-later products can be “a nonproductive way to build credit,” Patel said, “especially if you can qualify for a credit card.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
He wrote that Mr. Biden was still experiencing a runny nose and fatigue, and that he had an “occasional nonproductive, now ‘loose’ cough.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Meanwhile, the Mariners offense was sluggish and nonproductive against Royals starter Kris Bubic.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
That gives the 116th Congress — already predicted to be relatively nonproductive — only a few months to act, if that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
Much of our public land has been nonproductive solely because of the lack of moisture.
From Community Civics and Rural Life by Arthur William Dunn