How to Use inefficient in a Sentence

inefficient

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  • The delivery system was very inefficient.
  • What the Democrats don't realize is that these immigrants want to come here to get away the inefficient rule of the CCP.
    — Jianli Yang, National Review, 4 Nov. 2023
  • But inside the red zone, the Ravens aren’t getting a good push at the line of scrimmage, and that’s part of the reason this team is so inefficient.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2022
  • But there aren’t as many guards who take a lot of inefficient shots, and big plodding centers no longer clog the floor.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The home’s old diesel furnace was loud and inefficient.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This is clearly an inefficient way to solve the problem.
    — Kathy Roth-Douquet, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • Walker and UConn fans will trade an inefficient shooting night for the sport's top prize anytime.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Alongside cost and the inefficient way they are extracted, there’s the issue of emissions.
    — Jess Shanahan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Despite that, Kentucky was far too inefficient and careless with the ball.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The quality of their work is reviewed at random, a process that’s inefficient and may not pick up problems.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 22 June 2023
  • Colbert and Holt were listed as having inefficient use of space, MGT said.
    — Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Some experts told The Guardian that the background check tool might be inefficient for weeding out unsafe matches, though.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But this turns out to be a really, really inefficient way to do things.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
  • Critics of the 10-year plan have said that the conversions will lead to inefficient routes and delays in mail deliveries.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a premium to be had because the market is inefficient.
    — Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 13 July 2023
  • With age, your mitochondria get kind of like old dog fur: sparse, damaged, and inefficient.
    — Marty Munson, Men's Health, 23 June 2023
  • The boost in spending in the current fiscal year is important, but much more is needed to make up for the underfunding and inefficient spending in the past 10 years.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Give a boost The STK-001 treatment relies on the fact that the normal activity of genes is somewhat inefficient and wasteful.
    — Elie Dolgin, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
  • If there is any area of your life that feels overwhelming, disorganized, or inefficient, then this new moon is the perfect time to call in and align with the solution.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The solution today is to have way, way more antennas available at the base station than there are cellular users in the area, which is inefficient to say the least.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Working on your success to get happier is inefficient at best, and may blow up in your face and lead you to unhappiness.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Those that didn’t make our list were bulky, noisy, inefficient, and provided little control—these massage guns missed the mark on one or more key attributes.
    — Michelle Parente, Cyt, Health, 26 June 2023
  • Everett Silvertips That’s about the most inefficient way to score 11 goals in 3 games possible.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Hayes entered his third season with something to prove, given his inefficient start to his career.
    — Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Over time, inefficient coal plants will be retired and more zero-carbon energy will be built to meet this demand.
    — Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There are parts of the country that just feel like there’s very little hope for improvement, and the justice system is just completely overwhelmed and inefficient.
    — Los Angeles Times En Español, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But North County could not stop Chesapeake from adding another run in the top of the seventh, rendering the Knights’ bottom-seven run inefficient.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Against one of the worst rushing defenses in the NFL, running back Mixon had another inefficient game with 27 total rushing yards.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Some of the issues include the inefficient nature of the lasers that scientists at the Livermore lab use to trigger fusion reactions.
    — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Previously, a 300-yard game for Jones most likely meant an inefficient, pass-heavy affair and a Giants loss.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2022

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