Sentence examples for A futile attempt from inspiring English sources

There are speakers and a futile attempt at singing.

In a futile attempt to avoid detection, these cells always maintained strict communications protocols.

Copeland jumped in a futile attempt to stop another emphatic alley-oop dunk.

In 1849 Southworth went to California in a futile attempt to find gold.

In a futile attempt to revive this sector, the island has ramped up local tax breaks.

The chase she describes is a futile attempt to recapture an idyllic moment of her youth.

This was followed by a futile attempt to dress the night up like any other Thursday.

The Nokia purchase was a futile attempt to compete in smartphones, which Nadella opposed.

"It's a good debate," he said, in a futile attempt to signal finality.

Amnesty International slammed the Philippines' withdrawal as a "futile attempt" to escape international justice.

A man with a curling beard reaches out, in a futile attempt to catch him.