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

Releasing a U.S. intelligence report on the murder without imposing consequences was a bootless action — a finding of wrongdoing without consequences.

From Washington Post

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

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

From Salon

When he last saw Guevara, he described his commandant as exhausted, wounded and bootless — but unbowed.

From Washington Post