unfruitful
Example Sentences
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In November, Sudan boycotted talks called by South African, the current chairman of the African Union, and argued that the negotiating approach to resolve the dispute proved unfruitful.
From Seattle Times
But the Texans released him and workouts with the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings were unfruitful.
From Los Angeles Times
Monk, a pianist, was more than a decade past his most famous recordings and near the end of an unfruitful run at Columbia Records when his manager got the request from Mr. Scher.
From New York Times
Dr. Luo, too, found dating in the gay mecca unfruitful.
From New York Times
That prompted the government to hire a Houston-based company, Ocean Infinity, which located the submarine Friday after an earlier, unfruitful international search.
From New York Times
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