senselessly

Example Sentences

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"Once again," Jean-Pierre told reporters, "the president calls on Congress to do something before another child is senselessly killed."

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and the other lives senselessly taken today," the company said.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

At different times in my life, including after personal losses and while writing about young people who died senselessly, those words have come back to me.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2022

Tate, Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin and Justin Shilling, whose lives were senselessly lost earlier this week, are represented by four blue hearts.

From Fox News • Dec. 3, 2021

Their half muted crankings miles above where they circled the earth as senselessly as insects trooping the rim of a bowl.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy