Examples of 'defeats the purpose' in a sentence

Meaning of "defeats the purpose"

defeats the purpose: Refers to an action or event that hinders or undermines the original intention or objective, rendering the effort or plan ineffective or counterproductive

How to use "defeats the purpose" in a sentence

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defeats the purpose
It defeats the purpose of the entire thing.
But that probably defeats the purpose.
Kind of defeats the purpose of running away.
Corporate winery sort of defeats the purpose.
Defeats the purpose if everyone knows about it.
A milkshake kinda defeats the purpose of exercise.
Defeats the purpose of locking it away.
That totally defeats the purpose of savings.
Telling you we were coming kind of defeats the purpose.
That defeats the purpose of saving him.
Making individual decisions defeats the purpose.
This defeats the purpose of the practice.
Leaving you underground defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose if you do not have it.
That kind of defeats the purpose.

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This defeats the purpose of a public broadcaster.
That sort of defeats the purpose.
That defeats the purpose of compartmentalizing the investigation.
Nodding kind of defeats the purpose.
Which defeats the purpose of saving money.
Otherwise it just defeats the purpose.
That defeats the purpose of a security camera.
For the dolphins kind of defeats the purpose.
That defeats the purpose of equality and.
Cleaning it up kind of defeats the purpose.
This defeats the purpose of the bill.
For me this is disappointing and defeats the purpose.
It completely defeats the purpose of the videos.
That would make it not fun which defeats the purpose.
That defeats the purpose of their institution.
Hiding what happened to you defeats the purpose of being here.
This defeats the purpose of the invention.
Entering as you knock completely defeats the purpose of knocking.
That defeats the purpose of the movie.
Testing it on a government facility defeats the purpose of the test.
Kinda defeats the purpose of buying one.
Standing here talking about it quite defeats the purpose of the whistle.
Kinda defeats the purpose of going green.
When you do not get enough fiber it defeats the purpose of a diet.
Kind of defeats the purpose of dining in the dark.
But this stresses the outer knee and defeats the purpose of the pose.
That defeats the purpose of me going up at all.
I am pretty sure that it defeats the purpose of the exercise.
It defeats the purpose of it being an opportunity for daily communication.
Which rather defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose of having one.
Imposing rigid preconditions to even considering an application defeats the purpose behind the provision.
Not doing so defeats the purpose of creating one.
Periods of starvation can lead to weight gain which ultimately defeats the purpose of a diet.
The slot defeats the purpose.

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For this purpose fine sandpaper is used
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