How to Use "abortive" with Example Sentences

1. The air cargo deal follows an earlier abortive bid for a stake in a start-up airline .

2. In a reversal of the abortive 2005 bid for us oil major unocal , chinese buyers are willing to settle for minority stakes .

3. A full bid would cost double chinalco 's abortive rio investment plan .

4. Even after this long passage of time , kissinger carefully refers to the drama as being " reportedly an abortive coup . "

5. Since last year , china has refused to talk to america about human rights , in protest against america 's decision to sponsor an abortive attempt to have china censured at the un human rights commission in geneva .

Nearby words

sterile ineffective profitless vain unsuccessful nugatory useless inoperative fruitless bootless ineffectual unproductive barren worthless impotent futile unavailing

not miscarrying untimely failing stunted premature immature viable incomplete