How to Use serve no purpose in a Sentence

serve no purpose

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Definition of serve no purposenext
  • The boxes serve no purpose, and yet, 90% of these students don’t throw them away.
    — Adam Coffey, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Your husband’s stance on this is irrational and will serve no purpose other than to penalize the boy -- and both of you.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Friends serve no purpose other than to silently judge you, gossip about you, and, on occasion, steal your Eve.
    — Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Often, the apps in question are nothing more than cheap fakes that serve no purpose other than infecting phones.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Samsung finally admitted that curved screens are a bad idea and serve no purpose.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Most duplicate genes serve no purpose and are eventually lost.
    — Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The album’s bloated tracklisting comes in part because of how many songs serve no purpose other than to air out grievances between millionaire celebrities.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The idea of empty calories also perpetuates the misconception that protein and fat from less nutritious foods serve no purpose.
    — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Climate activists in Australia, the U.K., and elsewhere have voiced similar concerns about the environmental impacts of flights that serve no purpose beyond tourism.
    — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Dutch chemists also ensure the supplies remain a step ahead of substance prohibitions, even if some ingredients serve no purpose other than as components of meth.
    — Valentina Pop, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Contee said identifying the man by name, customarily not done unless criminal charges are filed, would serve no purpose and could harm the investigation.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Concha also argued that conservatives serve no purpose on the show other than providing additional ratings.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2022

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