uselessness
Example Sentences
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During the Fukushima reactor cleanup in 2011, Packbots could maneuver through buildings that were filled with tsunami-driven rubble; a humanoid robot with two legs would have been stymied into uselessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
Tired of my uselessness in the kitchen, my Nonna reached out to a local restaurant owner-chef and asked that she allow her grandson the opportunity to receive some formal training in her restaurant.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024
Sankey said he talked backstage about the uselessness of neckties during media days in Atlanta a year ago.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Expounding a personal philosophy of honor and its uselessness in “L’onore! Ladri!”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Despite its uselessness, the receipt helped ease the sting of parting with the last thing I owned from my childhood.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
