unfruitful
Example Sentences
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A long and unfruitful detour into basketry unfolds.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Peace talks in Saudi Arabia have been unfruitful as efforts to secure a ceasefire have failed, according to Reuters.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023
Egypt has been negotiating to replace a detained Ukrainian wheat shipment, two people with knowledge of the matter said, after talks to release the vessel carrying it proved unfruitful.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2022
But New Orleans had to kick a field goal after three unfruitful plays.
From Fox News • Jan. 2, 2022
Men were notched and comfortable in the present, hard and unfruitful as it was, but only as a doorstep into a fantastic future.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.