ineffectuality

Example Sentences

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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

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

They are smart enough to know they’re objects, fully cognizant of their ineffectuality.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2020

Less Than Zero harnesses that ineffectuality with minimalism, compressing ennui into dread, and then into horror.

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2019

There was a strange air of ineffectuality about the three men, as they sprawled at table, smoking and reflecting vaguely on their own condition.

From England, My England by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)