ineffectually

Example Sentences

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The fourth season sees them attempting to embrace their heroic side – clumsily and ineffectually, but they're trying! – to stop a world-ending horde known as . . . the Butts.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2022

The implication is that direct compensation would be ineffectually sprinkled among families.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

That raises the threat that central banks will overly tighten the brakes on the economy, as they push ineffectually against a string “and essentially fall into a damaging policy mistake,” Rieder said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Most robot vacs that also mop put most of their power into vacuuming, and the mopping portion is more about ineffectually dragging a wet towel over your floor.

From The Verge • Jan. 17, 2022

It was worn smooth by ages of weather and didn’t have any handholds to speak o£ I slid to the ground, my hands scrabbling ineffectually.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss