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

Some of the plot is just unnecessary padding, like Daniel’s girlfriend troubles and slacker mentality, spiking in an odd scene where he hysterically bemoans his own uselessness.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 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

I’m tired of hearing my voice saying these truths, which are as self-evident as the uselessness of terror and as constant as the repeating moment of pain.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

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