ineffective

Example Sentences

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Maybe that’s true — but it doesn’t mean it’s rhetorically ineffective.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Fernandez signed a guilty plea to life without the possibility of parole but later filed a resentencing petition, arguing that she was coerced into the plea and that her state-appointed defense attorney provided ineffective counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The strikes are both depleting interceptor supplies and demonstrating the limitations of legacy anti-drone systems, which are ineffective against sustained Shahed attacks, Horan and McDermott added.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

His theory had been sound as far as burglars, snatch thieves, and kleptomaniacs were concerned, but it had been completely ineffective regarding his friends.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck