pointless

Example Sentences

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Decisioning: It’s a pointless invention to give gravitas to the notion that action or choices should follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Mayweather championed and perfected the genre, fighting UFC star Conor McGregor in a competitively pointless but massively lucrative bout in 2017.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Think of “Ratched,” the pretty and pointless “Halston” and his recent ludicrous, gorgeous disaster “All’s Fair.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

At 22-0, it was the first time Ireland had been held pointless in the first half of the Six Nations era.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

It seemed like they were putting themselves in pointless danger.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone