uselessness
- a word derived from useless.
Example Sentences
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Olsen, like McClure, remains adamant today about what he considers the tax program’s uselessness.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Sankey said he talked backstage about the uselessness of neckties during media days in Atlanta a year ago.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Guggenheim donned a crown rimmed with forks, an allusion to the uselessness of cutlery in a time of little food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Expounding a personal philosophy of honor and its uselessness in “L’onore! Ladri!”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
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
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