nonproductive

Example Sentences

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“While I agree that we need to remove nonproductive turf … when I think of waste, I think about it more in the sense of agriculture, since that’s where we could get the most savings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

He wrote that Mr. Biden was still experiencing a runny nose and fatigue, and that he had an “occasional nonproductive, now ‘loose’ cough.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

Meanwhile, the Mariners offense was sluggish and nonproductive against Royals starter Kris Bubic.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2021

While these and other studies show the tantalizing promise of boredom, scholars don’t yet know how bored people, in moments of boredom, choose productive vs. nonproductive paths.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2020

He teaches no morals or ethics, no idea of future rewards or punishments, and he is not an idle, nonproductive member of the group.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest