uselessness

Example Sentences

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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

August could hardly be more sympathetic to the women’s plight, but he is also informed of the uselessness of his sympathies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Other passages were so full of confusing, convoluted words that she ground her teeth at her own uselessness and skipped to something simpler.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee