Example Sentences

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“You’re right to question that — it doesn’t make sense, and the honest answer is: That prediction was wrong,” it said unhelpfully at another.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Eels, unhelpfully, have ears behind their eyes and only respond to flashing lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Police have also asked the public to avoid "unhelpfully speculating" about Alfie's death.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

One 2012 study estimated, somewhat unhelpfully, that dementia rates among inmates range from 1 to 44 percent depending on the type and size of the prison.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

“Last one in two hours,” he repeated unhelpfully.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein