ineffectuality
Example Sentences
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Paul’s passive behavior in dreams is a dig at his own ineffectuality in life; the mere idea of someone so unmemorable becoming a celebrity of the subconscious is a cruelly ironic jab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
She has taken some seemingly principled steps to protect the country from the worst of her own party, but only once her ineffectuality was guaranteed.
From Slate ● May 4, 2022
Their adenoidal squeak and chuckly delivery disguise both the stripping away of human culture and the ineffectuality of that culture that are his chief themes.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
This is a stark difference from law enforcement in the real world, where ineffectuality is common and can lead to harm.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020
He walked to the window and looked out into the unexhilarating street, all that was man in him in revolt against his ineffectuality.
From Septimus by William John Locke
