How to Use purposeless in a Sentence
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The small depression sitting in the middle of their abdomen might seem purposeless, like the body’s own errata.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Avoid purposeless arguments online — stick with real-life relationships that need fixing.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
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Long, uneventful sequences capturing Kozue’s idle days spent daydreaming in nature or by the incinerator soon come to feel purposeless.
—Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
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Employees optimize for proxy metrics while experiencing their actual work as purposeless.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Nearly half acknowledged mental health issues, and 34% felt their lack of personal relationships was a factor that contributed to feeling purposeless.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
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