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Recent Examples of useless Banning the song turned out to be useless; millions of people simply listened to it on YouTube. Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025 Stop Sale lightning took out chicken wings and cooked boneless chicken wings measuring 55 and 52 degrees in a reach-in cooler apparently useless for keeping food at or under 41 degrees. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 This sends an unhealthy message to the neighbors — that their comments are last priority and since the agenda is completed, their comments are useless. Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025 Bruce’s Wing Chun skills were all but useless. Jeff Chang september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for useless
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Adjective
  • But as someone who lives in an NYC apartment and doesn’t have the worries of car ownership or a pet to clean up after, the machine felt bulky and impractical for my lifestyle.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The girls are wearing heeled white dance shoes that are defiantly impractical for the city streets, in striking contrast to the robust sneakers that everyone else has on.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • False accusations cannot be rebutted, and any attempt to secure compensation or correction through the courts is futile; no open debate is allowed in the domain of thought and art.
    Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • While some fans defended Jones, arguing that the defense was told to let the Jaguars score to give Patrick Mahomes and the offense more time to respond, banking on less than 30 seconds to tie the game proved futile to the Chiefs, who fell to 2-3 on the season.
    Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The walking trails at a West Price Hill park have been officially closed for the last three months and unusable for about a year.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors cited unusable breathalyzer evidence and Pennington's good behavior on probation as reasons for the withdrawal.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Lake Worth police officers and animal control officers searched the area to find the suspect and the brown pit bull but were unsuccessful, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
  • After unsuccessful attempts to identify them, the bodies were declared unidentifiable.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Financial promotion rules prevent inappropriate marketing to unsuitable investors.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • According to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment in 2024, up to 70% of current wine-producing regions could become unsuitable for growing grapes if global temperatures rise by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
    Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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