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

She said due to ineffective responses from school leaders, there were too many occasions when teaching and learning were being disrupted.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

If Iranian defenses influenced by Chinese technology prove ineffective against U.S. and Israeli forces, countries considering Chinese weapons will take notice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

One of the reasons he was so notoriously ineffective in debate was that argument itself offended him.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis