ineffectiveness
Example Sentences
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His tuberculosis, which before it killed him at age 40 led to rest “cures” at sanatoriums notable chiefly for their ineffectiveness?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
One theory for the ineffectiveness of the Kookaburra in this country is it is not suitable to the softer pitches of the UK, as opposed to harder surfaces of the southern hemisphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
His double-talk and verbal whiplash were stunning in its ineffectiveness, and instead of paving a way forward, left a trail of smoke.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
What is notable about these drugs is their relative ineffectiveness in improving depression symptoms.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
I think I was all the angrier with my own ineffectiveness because I knew the streets.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
