irrelevant

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ir·rel·e·vant | \ i-ˈre-lə-vənt

Definition of irrelevant

: not relevant : inapplicable that statement is irrelevant to your argument

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Examples of irrelevant in a Sentence

His comment is completely irrelevant. irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson

Recent Examples on the Web That sort of consolation is irrelevant when the paychecks start occurring. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 13 June 2022 Republican extremism and obstructionism are irrelevant, as are the structural and procedural laws of the federal government. — David Masciotra, CNN, 11 June 2022 The suggestion that political opponents were capitalizing on the scandal to bring down the president was irrelevant, said Tony Yengeni, a top A.N.C. official who is part of an anti-Ramaphosa faction. — New York Times, 10 June 2022 The result of the bet is irrelevant, as this bonus will convey win or lose. — Xl Media, cleveland, 8 June 2022 The question of Nathuram Godse’s real identity is, in a sense, irrelevant. — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 2 June 2022 Essential Strategy: Revisit your cultural values and use them as the basis to design location-irrelevant team building experiences using virtual tools. — Laurel Farrer, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 The national federal poverty level for a family of two people may be $17,420, but that’s practically irrelevant in the Bay Area. — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2021 Indeed, researchers have found that people tend to remember task-relevant details and to forget task-irrelevant details. — Robert Jacobs, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2021 See More

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