Ineffectiveness Definition & Meaning

Examples of ineffective in a Sentence

The treatment was ineffective against the disease. an ineffective effort to reduce unemployment that only spurred inflation

Recent Examples on the Web However, critics called him ineffective and pointed to the city’s lasting problems with crime, poor schools and high taxes despite being given 12 years in charge. — Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2022 Critics argue that these types of programs are ineffective without simultaneous changes to policing that would address the criminalization of people experiencing homelessness. — Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2022 The postconviction lawyers allegedly erred by not arguing the trial counsel was ineffective. — Jessica Gresko, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2022 Relying on Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan to produce in isolation has become increasingly ineffective as opposing defenses overload both stars with double teams and traps. — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2022 El Sayed said insulin can become ineffective in low temperatures without proper storage, especially as the attacks leave some without electricity or heat. — Tasnim Ahmed, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022 Additionally, the pace of change shows no signs of slowing down, which is why CX efforts need to keep up or become ineffective. — Michael Scharff, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 City officials deemed this type of detention for children morally unacceptable and ineffective at rehabilitating young people. — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May 2022 Most people who have worked in an organization, large or small, have a story to tell about a misguided decision that was costly and ineffective. — Constance Dierickx, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More

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