Example Sentences

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Mr. Hosoda can hardly be blamed for failing to answer these questions, but he can be blamed for pointlessly bringing them up in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Walker argued that as rescue workers were en route, “this doctor who helps people create life” burned time by pointlessly searching for his pulse oximeter rather than trying to save his wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

The effort to make links pointlessly confusing lends itself to abuse.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

Although this distinction may seem pointlessly grotesque, it may have implications for understanding how natural disasters affect human lives, Dellino says.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023

The water steams, and as the steam clears, I can see the few remaining water bottles at the bottom of the ruptured cooler melt, spilling the contents out pointlessly.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman