How to Use unproductive in a Sentence

unproductive

adjective
Definition of unproductivenext
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Asked about the stereotypes about cannabis consumers being lazy and unproductive, the basketballer duo lights up.
    — Javier Hasse, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • His last-minute antics have gotten old and unproductive.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024

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