Sentence examples for a futile task from inspiring English sources

Bowling seemed a futile task indeed.

I mean, you can try, but it's a futile task anyway.

Navigating Russian politics when nobody knows who really runs the country is a futile task.

Delineating the boundaries between the code and the visual artwork or disentangling individually copyrightable component parts may be a futile task.

So much has been shared, adopted, and synthesized that defining "French" or even "European" in opposition to "American" seems like a futile task.

What's more, although finding a true definition for "Kafkaesque" may be a futile task, it's also an enjoyable and enlightening occupation.

Why should the U.S. continue to pursue such a seemingly futile task at such great cost?

The BBC called the effort a "seemingly futile task because all the time more plastic flowed their way from further upstream".

He found himself doing a futile job.

Because of Amazon's extreme competition, finding a winning product can seem like a daunting and futile task for new sellers.

But without at least some set of agreed principles - and a commitment to honour international arrest warrants - the likes of Althans and Eaton face a thankless and ultimately futile task.