not to the purpose
Example Sentences
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It is not to the purpose of this narrative to describe the wedding guests and garments—the sumptuous breakfast—the continental tour.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 by Various
But this is not to the purpose of your letter.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 by Dickens, Mamie
I'll put another question to thee: if thou answerest me not to the purpose, confess thyself——13 2nd Clo.
From Hamlet by Kean, Charles John
Good or wicked, drunk or sober, it is not to the purpose, my good woman.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
The proof taken from the weight of bodies is not to the purpose.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
