good-for-nothing
Example Sentences
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We're faced with children who have no motivation at all, children who've been told they're good for nothing, and we want to tell them that's not the correct way.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2017
But if dysfunction is good for nothing else, it does present opportunity for change.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2016
“These people stand for nothing, most of them are good for nothing, they are not content to say ‘different strokes for different folks,’” he says.
From US News • Jun. 2, 2016
"Earlier we were respected members of our community. Now we are good for nothing, just like the factory."
From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2014
The sight of Johnny Tremain standing there in the lower hall doing nothing, good for nothing, irritated her.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
