become useless

Example Sentences

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Echinocandins have become useless against Cryptococcus and several other fungi due to widespread resistance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Asked what he would do next, he said: “Planning anything has become useless and pointless,” adding, “The situation keeps exceeding our previous predictions” of how much worse it can get.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Wind turbines often generate energy far below their capacity and can become useless when the wind is not blowing.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Any delay, even a couple of seconds, is enough time for a falling climber to accelerate so much that the mountaineering tools become useless.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Most of us, under pressure, get too aroused, and past a certain point, our bodies begin shutting down so many sources of information that we start to become useless.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell