look useful
Frequency: 6.08.5 per million words
to appear to be useful
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Examples (10)
- That old box doesn't look very useful now, but it might be later.
- The new software updates always look useful on paper, but often have bugs.
- She tried to look useful by organizing the files, even though no one asked her to.
- These tools look quite useful for the gardening project.
- Does this gadget actually look useful to you, or is it just fancy?
- He made sure his suggestions would look useful during the meeting.
- Although the old map didn't look useful, it actually contained crucial information.
- I need something that will look useful on my resume.
- From its design, the new prototype certainly seems to look useful.
- The antique piece might not look useful initially, but it has a hidden purpose.