senseless

Example Sentences

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"It's senseless really, but I think it is born out of frustration," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Federal opposition leader Pierre Poilievre called it a "senseless act of violence."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Following the conclusion of the case, Det Ch Supt Craig Nicholson, of Humberside Police, described the incident as a "senseless tragedy".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Whether with an old-fashioned one-case-per-episode or a more sprawling multistrand story, quaint or violent, historic or modern, the birthplace of Agatha Christie understands that we all need stories that make sense of seemingly senseless acts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

He would do this every few minutes, I felt a senseless stupid irritation come over me, and I did not know how to prevent myself from turning round and screaming to him to stop.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier