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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

Sankey said he talked backstage about the uselessness of neckties during media days in Atlanta a year ago.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Expounding a personal philosophy of honor and its uselessness in “L’onore! Ladri!”

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Marshall continued to make light of his utter uselessness as vice president.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021

He resigned himself to being a womanless man for all his life in order to hide the shame of his uselessness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez