How to Use unproductive in a Sentence

unproductive

adjective

• The next play with Shrader on the bench was unproductive, and the Orange were forced to punt.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2022
• The thought of not doing, even for a short time, is seen as lazy and unproductive.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
• And even when the war ends, minefields could leave the land unused and unproductive for decades.
  — WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
• On the next two drives, the Bengals offense got off to slow starts with unproductive runs by Mixon.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2022
• The 2018 Khalil Mack trade, Pace's biggest move with the Bears, began well and now looks unproductive.
  — Barry Wilner, ajc, 10 Jan. 2022
• Yes, the Dolphins took the unproductive linebacker in the second round in 2003.
  — Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• The pruning of dead, damaged and unproductive canes encourages the growth of new strong, healthy canes from the bud union.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2022
• The farm system has been famously unproductive for much of the last decade.
  — Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
• But there are times that this advice can be unproductive at best.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 13 June 2024
• That’ll certainly leave you feeling unproductive at the end of the week.
  — Dana Brownlee, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
• At the plate After gaining a 4-0 lead through two innings, the Tigers' top bats were unproductive .
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2022
• Those costs pile up as the contagion of traffic spreads, until swaths of the city are sick and unproductive.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 7 Apr. 2020
• The at-bats were unproductive in the moment but foreboding for the future.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2019
• Even missing just a few hours of sleep can turn the most stable person into a grumpy, unproductive mess the next day.
  — Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
• Much of it feels unproductive, the result of a culture which is unprepared to talk about race.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 17 July 2019
• The return game has been unproductive all season, but at least the Gators hadn’t been turning it over on returns.
  — Ryan Young, ajc, 5 Nov. 2017
• As Doc put it last week, Ross' time here has been frustrating, strange and unproductive.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2020
• Still, there were signs of preparations for a long — if unproductive — night.
  — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 19 June 2018
• When Woods went over the par-3 second green with his tee shot, a long, unproductive day seemed imminent.
  — Barry Wilner, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2018
• Longer for an offense that has been so unproductive in the red zone for a couple seasons running.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021
• The reason is, first, that seeds bred and shared by farmers are unproductive, in their opinion; these should be replaced by GMOs.
  — Bridget Mugambe, Scientific American, 6 July 2021
• An unqualified bust here, Thomas was unproductive on the court and a cancer in the locker room.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
• Some of his drives were unproductive, his handle was a bit loose and there were a few perplexing passes.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2021
• This may seem unproductive, to just give people the means to live but look at the cost of homelessness, poverty, and the malnutrition of our kids.
  — Jarl Jensen, Forbes, 6 July 2022
• Clark Eckels said a gas station would be a redundant, unproductive use of the land.
  — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2023
• This is not a good time to join a new group or flaunt your opinions in public places, as disagreements are likely to be unproductive.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2020
• Although the meeting was largely unproductive, the mayor did agree to share the students’ requests with the city council.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 7 Feb. 2018
• Some said that comparing the two tragedies is unproductive.
  — Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2020
• Worse, the Lakers’ two stars, James and Anthony Davis, were struggling in the first half, both unproductive and looking uneasy.
  — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
• Because drivers spending a minute or two searching for a package can rack up hour of unproductive time.
  — Gene Marks, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024