unhelpful

Example Sentences

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“You only have so many tries” suggests his attempts to help could backfire; that language is inflammatory and shaming at worst and unhelpful at best.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

It was unhelpful to "put pressure on the government to fulfil things which are impossible to fulfil," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The timing of the move is unhelpful since the lender is publishing full-year results this month and will outline its mid-term strategy in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

This book takes aim at what the author calls the “therapy-speak” that means well but creates an unhelpful shorthand for the more complicated problems crying out for a better means of expression.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

By the time he got up to the portrait of the Fat Lady and pulled off his Invisibility Cloak, he was not surprised to find her in a most unhelpful mood.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling