worthlessness

Example Sentences

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Nearly all transactions in Venezuela took place in dollars owing to the hyperinflation and eventual worthlessness of the local bolivar currency.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

If anything, the contrast between his self-importance and his actual worthlessness is drawing louder scorn all the time.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

She was dismissed from the Army in 1982 after four years of service – carrying with her not just the loss of her career, but intense feelings of worthlessness and shame in who she was.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

But developers have long conflated pricelessness with worthlessness, allowing them to profit without paying for the consequences of destroying the environment.

From Scientific American • Mar. 22, 2023

Nathan knew that this sadness, this feeling of worthlessness, wasn’t natural.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young