unfruitful

adjective un·fruit·ful \ ˌən-ˈfrüt-fəl \

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Examples: unfruitful in a Sentence

Definition of unfruitful

: not fruitful: such as

a : not producing offspring : barren

b : yielding no valuable result : unprofitable

an unfruitful conference

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unfruitfully

play \ˌən-ˈfrüt-fə-lē\ adverb

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unfruitfulness

noun

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Examples of unfruitful in a Sentence

disappointed to discover that the mare was unfruitful

Recent Examples of unfruitful from the Web

Three 10-day contracts, three unfruitful training camps and dozens of G-League connecting flights later, Cook has ultimately cemented his spot within—perhaps—the next great NBA dynasty.

— jake fischer, SI.com, "The Winding NBA Journey of the Warriors' Quinn Cook," 24 Apr. 2018
One of the top executives at Allen & Company, a boutique investment firm founded in 1922 that is famously publicity averse, didn’t return an e-mail asking about Rose, and a call to the company’s Fifth Avenue offices was likewise unfruitful.

— joe pompeo, The Hive, "“Um, Charlie Rose?”: One of the #MeToo-Disappeared Surfaces on the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Guest List," 8 June 2018
But this has been Donald Jr.'s defense all along: that since no Clinton dirt ever materialized in that conference room, his efforts to collude proved unfruitful, and there can be nothing untoward about his conduct.

— jay willis, GQ, "Donald Trump Jr.’s Explanations for the Trump Tower Russia Meeting Don't Add Up," 16 May 2018
Back in 1980, Ashby and Fowler became patients of Mortimer after unfruitful attempts to conceive.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Woman takes Ancestry.com DNA test, learns her real dad is her mom’s doctor," 4 Apr. 2018
The announcement follows weeks of unfruitful negotiations with California regulators who are using their waiver as leverage in an effort to fight changes.

— chester dawson, WSJ, "EPA Will Ease Vehicle-Emissions Standards," 2 Apr. 2018
The Armenian, who joined the Gunners in a swap deal for Alexis Sanchez, has been given a new lease of life at the Emirates Stadium following an unfruitful period under Jose Mourinho and has admitted that things didn't go according to plan at United.

— SI.com, "Arsenal New Boy Henrikh Mkhitaryan Believes He Left Manchester United at the 'Best Time'," 13 Feb. 2018
Trustee Ann McKaig said village officials have been reaching out to restaurant owners about opening a restaurant in one of Shorewood's vacant storefronts, but those conversations have so far proved unfruitful.

— jeff rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Shorewood is tapped out of liquor licenses, leading to some concerns about ability to attract future business," 7 Mar. 2018
Leicester City have again sent scouts to Portugal in an attempt to bring in more talent from the Primeira Liga, but this time suffered an unfruitful trip.

— SI.com, "Leicester Experience Unsuccessful Transfer Scouting Trip to Portugal as Liverpool Thrash Porto," 16 Feb. 2018

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