But the sheer hatred of what I came to call the uselessness of war gnawed at my soul. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
She gave me news of the world, our old world of idle uselessness, which is now one of solid work. From Wordnik.com. [Man and Maid] Reference
See also: Defying the notion of uselessness as a sign of authenticity; ‘Saints, Soldiers’: Searing authenticity. From Wordnik.com. [Black Market Kidneys » Sincerity vs. Authenticity] Reference
I recall the uselessness of the opposition that was set up against his lamented mother when she decided to marry Grenfell Lorry. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of Graustark] Reference
The heretical doctrine is the "uselessness" of works as a means of salvation. From Wordnik.com. [Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism: Part II] Reference
Thus, gold's apparent "uselessness" is a necessary condition for it to be useful as money. From Wordnik.com. [Nathan Lewis: What $1000+ Gold Means To You] Reference
Women told me of their exhaustion, and of their frustrations with the "uselessness" of their husbands. From Wordnik.com. [Mommy Madness] Reference
Women told me of their exhaustion and depression, and of their frustrations with the "uselessness" of their husbands. From Wordnik.com. [Mommy Madness] Reference
This is an example of the kind of explanation that produces the 'uselessness' problem I described in my review of Pinker. From Wordnik.com. [Ghost Month, Teleology, Cognition, and Belief] Reference
For the usefulness of the one and the "uselessness" of the other is a characteristic foreign to invention itself. From Wordnik.com. [Essai sur l'imagination créatrice. English] Reference
"uselessness" is a necessary condition for it to be useful as money. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
When I try to write, I feel the uselessness of words. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to His Friends] Reference
Recall the milk lesson and the uselessness of starch as. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
A life of pleasure, of absolute uselessness, of unthinking selfishness. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
I will not tell how I weighed the probable uselessness of my going, nor how. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
They are all Muslim, but that broadens the category to the point of uselessness. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom Vs. Security] Reference
He had no intention of going back on his bargain, despite the uselessness of it. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
It does not wear its antiquity as an excuse for sinking into mouldering uselessness. From Wordnik.com. [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference
It also shows in a dramatic way the uselessness of our usual means of rating schools. From Wordnik.com. [L.A. Times testing series raises more questions] Reference
And these are not only useless, but saddest of all, they are content with their uselessness. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons on Biblical Characters] Reference
I wonder if women will ever learn the perfect folly and uselessness of that sort of trickery. From Wordnik.com. [In Direst Peril] Reference
And to emphasise the uselessness of such a course he pulled out the lining of his inner pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
This was the question that he asked himself unceasingly, although he knew the uselessness of it. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
To use it was the final move he could make, and he was already half convinced of its uselessness. From Wordnik.com. [The Defiant Agents] Reference
"Have it your own way then!" growled Cateye, savagely, seeing the uselessness of further argument. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
The uselessness and weakness of it struck Sandy even then as he stood on the threshold of the new life. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
Why does only the death of American soldiers evoke the feeling of the uselessness of war among Americans?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
What happens as a result of all that uselessness is, as one social worker put it, a pan-psychological crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: True Grit Part I: Growing Old in America] Reference
But after a quarter of an hour with the frog, Ben pronounced the absolute uselessness of remaining any longer. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
And then as if realizing the uselessness of such an attempt, he sighed heavily and sought consolation in the gravy. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
You have saved me from a life of uselessness, and your example and high noble character have given me new inspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
If this is absolutely insisted upon the child will soon recognize the uselessness of fighting the proposition and submit. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Even the dear girl herself saw the uselessness of my real presence, and after a while was content to ride with "my soul.". From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
One day his father disappeared, no explanation, taking his knives, leaving behind uselessness, inaccessibility, many questions. From Wordnik.com. [Yellowfin Tuna] Reference
Slone reflected on the uselessness of keeping Wildfire down there, because Nagger could not go without water as long as Wildfire. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
Perhaps precisely nothing gentleman, let it all stand as an exemplar of futile uselessness or a glorious sprig of ill-bread vanity. From Wordnik.com. [Mr.Dostoevsky] Reference
The eldest spouse appeared covered with self-inflicted bruises, burns, and gashes -- all indications of sorrow and future uselessness. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Before she thought of the uselessness of her act she found herself running down the street, along with a shouting crowd of men and boys. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
Think of its utter uselessness -- the time that has elapsed, the impossibility of penetrating into such a country in the advancing winter. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
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