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
“Oh, dear,” sighed Major Danby, and began dabbing ineffectually at his careworn brow with a folded white handkerchief.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
