unfruitful

Example Sentences

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A defence lawyer asked him about the Mazan years, when Gisèle was suffering from memory loss and her husband was dutifully accompanying her to unfruitful medical appointments.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

A long and unfruitful detour into basketry unfolds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Egypt has been negotiating to replace a detained Ukrainian wheat shipment, two people with knowledge of the matter said, after talks to release the vessel carrying it proved unfruitful.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022

But New Orleans had to kick a field goal after three unfruitful plays.

From Fox News • Jan. 2, 2022

Men were notched and comfortable in the present, hard and unfruitful as it was, but only as a doorstep into a fantastic future.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck