unproductive

Example Sentences

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The White House is wary about getting drawn into unproductive negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Afterward, Danish officials characterized the meeting as unproductive because of a “fundamental” difference with the United States.

From Salon

The best news of all is about the place where jobs were not created at all—at one particularly unproductive and highly indebted enterprise.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he observed that team members often seemed mentally exhausted and unproductive by Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Insults about my character,” he said, “are unfounded and unproductive…I have operated within the rules, I’ve been transparent about my aims, and I’ve engaged through proper channels to resolve disagreements.”

From The Wall Street Journal