pointless
Example Sentences
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At some point I whispered to another student that it was pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“Realism is all about realizing that in a competitive world, you want to be smart and go for genuine strategic advantage, not just pointless displays of power.”
From Salon • Mar. 10, 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
“Until an announcement is made by President Trump, any reporting about the Federal Reserve Chairman nominations process is pointless speculation,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told Barron’s.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
We made pointless jokes about nothing at all, our minds eternally on the thought of the next few hours.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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