unhelpful

Example Sentences

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Later life is often surrounded by unhelpful food messages: eat less, lose weight, avoid “heavy” meals, stick to soft foods.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Cryptocurrencies tend to thrive in an interest-rate-cutting environment, so an inflation spike and growing odds for a Federal Reserve rate increase are unhelpful.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Students also will practice gathering evidence by interviewing AI agents that are programmed to act like unhelpful or “dumb” clients, said Colleen Boland, an associate accounting professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He said this policy was "unhelpful" and he preferred "messier" Fed meetings without "rehearsed scripts".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This was unhelpful, as they were still tending the horrible skrewts and needed their wits about them.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling