How to Use ineffective in a Sentence

ineffective

adjective

• The treatment was ineffective against the disease.
• In the face of such Black Swan events, last year’s thinking is ineffective at best.
  — Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2022
• Democrats say the wall is ineffective and sends a message that the country does not want to let anyone in.
  — Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2022
• Even if Watson is ineffective, the Browns offense has been in a good rhythm to make up for points.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
• But many of us know that yelling is an ineffective way to get your kids to listen to you or take action.
  — Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
• But slice through any chunk of firewood and hit dirt or a rock, and your blade can go from sharp to ineffective in a second.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• Point guard Chris Paul was ineffective and the only numbers the bench put up on the stat sheet were in the minutes played column.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
• That means the price cap will be ineffective, Brusuelas said.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
• Otherwise, the user might find the gun painful or, on the other side of the spectrum, ineffective.
  — Amy Schlinger, wsj.com, 30 Sep. 2023
• So, many of my best weapons, most of which applied a fire status, were ineffective.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Some people claim that weight loss gummies are ineffective, but this is not the case.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Zekovnet said that there is no justice in the colony, and trying to complain was ineffective.
  — Juliet Butler, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
• The run game was ineffective, and the defense gave up two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022
• The stun gun was ineffective in subduing the man with the knife, who then lunged at the other officer and stabbed him in the head and shoulder, O’Connor said.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
• But as poor as the Clippers held on to the ball, the Raptors proved just as ineffective at shooting it, just 39% to enter halftime tied.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• Trehern then began fleeing the scene foot when the deputy chased the 21-year-old man and attempted to Tase him but the stun gun was ineffective.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 11 Jan. 2023
• The taser, according to authorities, was ineffective and the two were engaged in a fight on the ground.
  — John Sharp | , al, 7 Apr. 2023
• At least one study shows the bill is likely to be ineffective at boosting supply.
  — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2024
• The goat’s loose skin made the dog’s lunges at its throat ineffective, flummoxing the dog, and the goat couldn’t work out why the dog — in lieu of head-butting back with its horns — kept nipping from beneath.
  — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• With the oldest grandson, when he was bullied, the police got involved when the school was ineffective.
  — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2023
• The entire City Council has been silent and ineffective.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Of this year’s first nine installments, the opener is by far the best, while the others range from uneven to largely ineffective.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
• One deputy fired multiple less-lethal shotgun rounds at Gilmore to stop and disarm him, but the rounds were ineffective.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
• The Dolphins must pressure Allen after their blitzes were ineffective against Jackson and the Ravens.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
• The front-end plows used for routine road maintenance had been rendered ineffective by the immense amount of snow.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
• While most of these remedies are harmless (though ineffective), some can lead to health problems.
  — Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• Strom said the injury might have been a result of overthrowing in his last start, when his off-speed pitches were ineffective.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2022
• The perception of Biden as ineffective has been a source of much vexation in the President’s camp, and the subject of many an op-ed column and blog post.
  — James Lardner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
• San Francisco has a 13-0 lead, but Seattle is somehow not in awful shape despite two turnovers and an ineffective offense.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
• What’s more, some of these global programs have been lambasted for being poorly monitored and therefore ineffective.
  — Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024