pointless
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I knew it was pointless, but words began pouring out of me in a hoarse whisper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Both are still worse than bottom club Coventry, who are pointless and goalless, but have an xG of 4.21.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“A half-hour of hard-driving rock led straight into mid-tempo sludge like ‘Fingerprint File,’ a pointless but not purposeless exercise whose supposed function was to prove that Jagger could play guitar competently.”
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
"It's pointless looking to the future because it hasn't happened yet," Lawrence said.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Can I text Aliya to shut up with her pointless chattering next to me?
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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