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purposeless

[pur-puhs-lis] / ˈpɜr pəs lɪs /


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“So, in a way, my life seems purposeless now,” Wright continues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

She is back in her teenage clothes — back in her teenage life, feeling purposeless without Elvis' presence telling her what to do or feel.

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2023

In a crisis of this magnitude, finding the emotional space to care about a single death can feel purposeless, unnecessary.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2020

They’ve come to perceive themselves as dispensable, uncared-for, purposeless.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020

Approached in the dark the swaying bulbs looked lonely and purposeless.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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