Sentence examples for fruitless desire from inspiring English sources
Some of the definitions Johnson later entered under "vanity" in his Dictionary suggest the range of meaning of his title, including "emptiness," "uncertainty," "fruitless desire, fruitless endeavour," "empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment; petty object of pride," and "arrogance".
At the gallery's Mayfair location, a site-specific installation takes the shape of a field of small sculptures, or a map of "chance occurrences," which in turn acts as a metaphor for the essentially fruitless desire to dissect and understand vast amounts of information.
Discussing nebulous elements like their focus and desire is fruitless until it can be done in hindsight.
This, I was later told, is a man who not long ago reduced one veteran rock writer – famed as the nicest, most equable man in the business – to expressing his desire to hit Baker, after one particularly fruitless encounter.
As no-one is perfect (desire of perfection is something we create), it is a fruitless endeavor.
After some fruitless groveling, we staggered into the streets, lacking a map or an agenda or any particular desire.
These efforts proved fruitless.
Tudor City proved fruitless.
Contradicting him is fruitless.
