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

"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

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

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young