useless

Example Sentences

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She followed her father’s dictums on health: Modern medicine was nearly useless, and the “good body” would heal itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, my phone is still out of commission, and I take a moment to reconfirm the fact that that means the airline app is useless, too.

From Literature

My words piled up in my throat like useless bricks, sealing off my ability to say what needed to be said.

From Literature

“I knew this was useless stuff. Let’s tear it up and sell it to the crows for nests.”

From Literature

“It could just be that social media becomes totally useless,” Cohn said.

From Los Angeles Times