unhelpful

Example Sentences

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Later life is often surrounded by unhelpful food messages: eat less, lose weight, avoid “heavy” meals, stick to soft foods.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Cryptocurrencies tend to thrive in an interest-rate-cutting environment, so an inflation spike and growing odds for a Federal Reserve rate increase are unhelpful.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Students also will practice gathering evidence by interviewing AI agents that are programmed to act like unhelpful or “dumb” clients, said Colleen Boland, an associate accounting professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

This may simply be agreement with Salah's complaints about falling standards rather than rebellion in the ranks, but once again the narrative, plus the conclusions drawn from it, are spectacularly unhelpful for Slot.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The tunnels twisted, leading in wide, unhelpful detours.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss