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

"It's left a deeply ingrained sense of worthlessness in me, which I fear will stay with me the rest of my life."

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

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

This humiliation fuels loneliness, frustration, anger and feelings of worthlessness.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2022

As soon as I’d said it I calculated the worthlessness of this autopilot adolescent protest.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith