unhelpful
Example Sentences
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Part of the image-making process was to edit out what was unhelpful.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
EU officials say his public criticism has been unhelpful.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"Certain anthropomorphic phrases may even stick in readers' minds and can potentially shape public perception of AI in unhelpful ways," Aune said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
“You only have so many tries” suggests his attempts to help could backfire; that language is inflammatory and shaming at worst and unhelpful at best.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Classic style is not the same as the common but unhelpful advice to “avoid abstraction.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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