bootless

Example Sentences

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“In the Court’s view, characterization of defendant’s previous and threatened future actions as dilatory, in bad faith or unduly prejudicial would be a bootless exercise. They are, in varying degrees, all three,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Daniel Snyder, having turned a proud franchise into a creepy, predatory and bootless operation, does one thing with wicked effectiveness: manipulate hope.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2020

Well, here we are again, standing bootless in the snow during a crisis.

From Salon • May 10, 2020

In fact, another of that band’s hits seemed more appropriate to these bootless proceedings: the one called “Why?”

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2015

The young soldier was lying on the bed, his arms thrown over his eyes, his bootless feet dangling over one end.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi