make sth pointless
Frequency: 7.015.6 per million words
To cause something to become without purpose.
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Examples (10)
- His constant interruptions made the meeting pointless.
- Trying to argue with him makes the discussion pointless.
- The sudden change in rules made all our previous efforts pointless.
- Why make your own life pointless by dwelling on past mistakes?
- Lack of clear goals can make any project pointless.
- The new regulations made the old system completely pointless.
- Don't make your sacrifices pointless; keep fighting for what you believe in.
- Having no audience would make the performance pointless.
- Their refusal to compromise made further negotiations pointless.
- The discovery of the answer made the entire research pointless.