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senseless

[sens-lis] / ˈsɛns lɪs /


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What’s going to happen is very unclear, but in some sense, after all that effort to end that extremely costly and senseless arms race, we’re right back in the middle of it.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

“We will forever live with the burden of wondering whether there was more we could have done to help prevent this senseless tragedy.”

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

After his audience with Macron, the pope met with bishops from the Chaldean Church of Baghdad, whom he called "signs of hope in a world marked by senseless and inhuman violence".

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

"It's senseless really, but I think it is born out of frustration," she said.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

“The children can stand no more. My child is senseless with all this talk.”

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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