Example Sentences

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She has taken some seemingly principled steps to protect the country from the worst of her own party, but only once her ineffectuality was guaranteed.

From Slate • May 4, 2022

Their adenoidal squeak and chuckly delivery disguise both the stripping away of human culture and the ineffectuality of that culture that are his chief themes.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

This is a stark difference from law enforcement in the real world, where ineffectuality is common and can lead to harm.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

They are smart enough to know they’re objects, fully cognizant of their ineffectuality.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2020

Fear of age and ineffectuality took possession of her.

From Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life by Anderson, Sherwood