unproductive

Example Sentences

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The closures targeted “structurally unproductive stores” with low sales, the company said on an earnings call last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

By focusing on the future and helping her do the same, you can avoid sliding into an unproductive and unpleasant dynamic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Afterward, Danish officials characterized the meeting as unproductive because of a “fundamental” difference with the United States.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

But he observed that team members often seemed mentally exhausted and unproductive by Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

I already mentioned that early Korean farming was relatively unproductive and resulted only in poor farmers outclassed by rich hunters.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond