prove useless

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

to be shown to be ineffective over time or after being tested

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Examples (10)

  • Her efforts to avoid him proved useless.
  • All their attempts to fix the old machine proved useless.
  • Without proper funding, the project will prove useless.
  • The security measures proved useless against the sophisticated attack.
  • Even the most advanced technology can prove useless if not used correctly.
  • His repeated warnings proved useless as the crisis unfolded.
  • The emergency brake proved useless due to a manufacturing defect.
  • They hoped the new policy would work, but it quickly proved useless.
  • Despite their best intentions, the old methods proved useless in the modern context.
  • If the initial analysis proves useless, we'll have to start over.