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How to use useless in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective

Useless means without use or the possibility to be used. Example: “This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.”

Examples of useless by meaning

adjectiveWithout use or the possibility to be used.

  • This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.
  • I'm all for opening new stations (Transport Scotland is planning another at East Linton, about halfway between Drem and Dunbar), but they are useless without a decent service.2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53

adjectiveUnhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).

  • I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.
  • I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless. He now smokes six packs a day.

More sentences with useless

  • Any rule of thumb, however true (it is), is useless unless you understand its underlying logic.From the entry however
  • Our school focuses primarily on the liberal arts (read "useless degrees").From the entry read
  • Thank God for modern remedies: the medievals were often useless or even harmful.From the entry medieval
  • The intrusion of the virus rendered our other security efforts useless.From the entry intrusion
  • There was a vicious rumour that the final was rigged, as the defense seemed useless.From the entry rigged
  • Why do you clutter up your mind with such useless knowledge?From the entry clutter up
  • I blegged about it all over the Internet, but it was useless.From the entry blegged
  • Wishing for unlimited money would hyperinflate the market and make your money useless.From the entry hyperinflate
  • He was useless so he got the boot.From the entry boot
  • The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless.From the entry nerf
  • Don’t come crawling to me with your useless apologies!From the entry crawl
  • His outmoded record player is now useless.From the entry outmoded
  • The brain automatically filters out useless information.From the entry filter out
  • Using the sophisticated code was useless since the spy merely stole the plain text from the waste basket.From the entry plain text
  • Her mind was a Wikipedia of useless information.From the entry wikipedia
  • The unsourced quote was useless as a dictionary citation since no one could tell if it had actually been printed.From the entry unsourced
  • It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.From the entry kill
  • He'd be useless in war. He'd just cower in his bunker until the enemy came in and shot him, or until the war was over.From the entry cower
  • To be "three sheets to the wind" is to say that a four-cornered sail is tethered only by one sheet and thus the sail is useless.From the entry sheet
  • Take saccadic masking: Without it, our experience would be full of disorienting and useless visual information.2024, Adrian Bardon, “Idealism and Experience”, in A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford…. From the entry stopped-clock illusion
  • So far as I’m concerned, because they’re largely unhelpful, pointlessly constricting, feckless, and useless.2019, Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, Random House, →ISBN, pages 7–8. From the entry nonrule
  • This “useless class” will not merely be unemployed — it will be unemployable.2017 February 24, Yuval Noah Harari, “The rise of the useless class”, in TED, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2022. From the entry useless class
  • Have ye forgotten who you're workin' for, ye useless Eastern amadan!2015, Capcom, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, published 2021, level/area: The Adventure of the Runaway Room. From the entry amadan
  • Knocked off balance from Bell's charge, the cleaver was useless in defense.2015 August 18, Fujino Omori, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 3 (light novel), Yen Press LLC, →ISBN. From the entry shink
  • At best they constitute a costly but useless frenzy of activity.2015, Edward J. Latessa, Paula Smith, Corrections in the Community, page 211. From the entry pseudoservice
  • Where on-street parking occupancy is high, bike lanes may be blocked by double parking, rendering them useless.2011, Jeffrey Tumlin, Sustainable Transportation Planning, →ISBN. From the entry double parking
  • Eventually he asked them to “go somewhere else with your negative, hateful, blackhearted and useless souls.”2009 March 31, David Segal, “A Signature Shuffle Enjoys a New Life”, in New York Times. From the entry blackhearted
  • You begin to acquire scraps of utterly useless information about teammates, managers, owners, trainers, agents, lawyers.2007, Joseph Epstein, Narcissus Leaves the Pool, page 171. From the entry insidious
  • Not the useless little tributary jutting off into a mud hole at the end of the Dry.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 169. From the entry dry
  • They store seemingly useless articles for future use, calling their collected stuff mathom.2003, Ralph C. Wood, The Gospel According to Tolkien. From the entry mathom
  • Mom's umbrella proved to be close to useless, because it kept collapsing.2003, Sharon Dunn, Romance Rustlers and Thunderbird Thieves, page 173. From the entry semiprotection
  • He of the fabulous long-range shot or the useless blooter professes to love everything about Rangers.2002 December 23, Daily Mail. From the entry blooter
  • Although it is useless on its own, dioxin is a common environmental contaminant.2002, Elaine A. Moore, “Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease”, in Autoimmune Diseases and Their Environmental Triggers, Jefferson…. From the entry dioxin
  • These sedulous attentions would be wasted on male plants, which are worse than useless in sinsemilla production.2001, Michael Pollan, “Desire: Intoxication/Plant: Marijuana”, in The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry sedulous
  • Unfortunately, the most widespread confusing move is kinda useless against the Curselax.2001 June 29, Talen, “Anti-Curselax Measure”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet). From the entry Curselax
  • He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body.1997, Diane Duane, Intellivore, page 102. From the entry medscanner

Meaning of useless

  1. adjective Without use or the possibility to be used.
  2. adjective Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
  3. adjective Good-for-nothing; not dependable.

Full definition of useless

Questions about useless in a sentence

How do you use useless in a sentence?
Useless is used as an adjective. For example: “This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.”
What is a short sentence with useless?
“His outmoded record player is now useless.”
What does useless mean?
Useless means without use or the possibility to be used.

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