Examples of 'it defeats the purpose' in a sentence

Meaning of "it defeats the purpose"

It defeats the purpose: When something undermines or contradicts the original goal or intention, rendering it useless or ineffective

How to use "it defeats the purpose" in a sentence

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it defeats the purpose
It defeats the purpose of the entire thing.
He thinks that it defeats the purpose of the maze.
It defeats the purpose if you do not have it.
I am pretty sure that it defeats the purpose of the exercise.
It defeats the purpose of it being an opportunity for daily communication.
When you do not get enough fiber it defeats the purpose of a diet.
I think it defeats the purpose of pursuing our passions.
So effectively, in terms of it defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose of having one.
Probably because it defeats the purpose of the question?
It defeats the purpose of having a laptop.
If you do not pick her first, it defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose of shooting him in the first place.
They put lava rocks to the side of the burner, and it defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose of a constitution.

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Those images were too painful . It defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose of project.
You are not supposed to bail me out . It defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose of meditation.
We do not like uniforms around here . It defeats the purpose of the SIU.
It defeats the purpose.
You can not test it on a government facility . It defeats the purpose of the test.
It defeats the purpose of having shot him in the first place.
While I work out your knots . It defeats the purpose if you are texting Oh no, I.
It defeats the purpose of its existence to leave me chilly in any way.
If you do not read it, it defeats the purpose of going there!
It defeats the purpose if you wish for more than you can get.
If you say " do not understand, it defeats the purpose.
I think it defeats the purpose to take a cigarette break after cleaning the smoking area.
Grant, you are making sense, but if you say ' do not understand it ' it defeats the purpose.
It defeats the purpose in them trying to compete with the vita and both analogs.
That 's not just bad - it defeats the purpose of owning gold.
It defeats the purpose of the SIU.
One of us has to look up, Jen, or it defeats the purpose of stalking.
It defeats the purpose of DNS.
What 's the point of skimming if we are being skimmed? It defeats the purpose.
Otherwise, it defeats the purpose of the exercise.
I can't believe it. If you don't pick her first, it defeats the purpose.
In fact, it defeats the purpose of your communication.
What 's the point? It defeats the purpose.
Hence, it defeats the purpose for which it was created.
It defeats the purpose if you're texting while I work out your knots.
If you do not read it, it defeats the purpose of going there! They are coming.
It defeats the purpose of the group doesn't it?
Yeah, but it defeats the purpose of the radio game.
It defeats the purpose of sobering up, does not it?
Oh no, I… It defeats the purpose if you're texting while I work out your knots.

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