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Definition of unfruitful
: not fruitful: such asa : not producing offspring : barrenb : yielding no valuable result : unprofitable an unfruitful conference
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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
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As this issue has played out, the union and the county have been locked in unfruitful contract negotiations.
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Facing the prospect of a fourth loss in five days, a beleaguered lineup dusted itself off after six unfruitful innings against Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery and put on an audacious fireworks show.
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There were unfruitful stints at tech companies including Warner-Atari, Sun Microsystems, and LucasFilms.
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First Known Use of unfruitful
14th century
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