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

In 2020, Apple’s Cook signed a lengthy message titled “Speaking up on racism” in which he called out “the senseless killing of George Floyd” and committed to “creating a better, more just world for everyone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 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

They were jumbled together in a senseless pattern.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier