Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfertile
Adjective
  • This is where the montage sequences get really aggressive, assaulting the viewer with imagery of barren alien landscapes and skulls with the flesh melting off of their faces.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Even along the relatively mild coasts, where summer temperatures hover just below freezing, the land is a barren expanse of rock, ice and snow.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That quality is maintained first and foremost by a desolate whistling-wind sound effect in the background of all the scenes, along with a sustained droning musical score.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But a tire mark left on a desolate road near a missing woman’s car changes everything.
    Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Kicking Margulis and Dyson out of polite scientific society for these consensus violations would have impoverished science.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The nuances of being the older sibling, and especially the eldest daughter of an impoverished, fractured or immigrant family, are beginning to gain more traction in mainstream media.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But there is another concerning trend and area that has to be improved — their poor record on second balls.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The Heat holds a poor 9-24 record this season in games against teams currently with a winning record.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Unfertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfertile. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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