Sentence examples for futilely from inspiring English sources

As a perpetrator of this second kind of error, Ms Irigaray, futilely complaining about the speed of light, looks inevitably a bit of a straw woman.

Trying to stop the flow of narcotics is akin to the legendary Sisyphus futilely pushing a boulder uphill, says Fernando Carrera, Guatemala's foreign minister.

Nor did it prevent him from futilely attempting to keep Benito Mussolini from entering the war (fascist Italy joined the Axis on June 10 , 1940.

But lacking definite plans, unity of purpose, and decisive leadership, the rebels lost control of the situation to moderate political figures, who restored order in the city and futilely hoped to negotiate with Nicholas for political concessions.

His reference to presiding over a "turnaround decade" is designed to send a message to the likes of Theresa May and Boris Johnson that he does not intend to step down early and – perhaps futilely – to try to rein in leadership speculation.

Down came a patch of plaster – complete with the futilely grabbing hand of a StB operative who had been trying to attach some listening device in the attic above.

More appeals, photofits and false leads, such as the one which led to waste ground being futilely dug for Amanda's body only last July.

"The first thing to do upon arriving in Casablanca is get out of Casablanca," a guidebook advises, futilely as it turns out.

This brilliant, original playwright attempted, often futilely, to overcome Spanish theatre's bourgeois complacency and artistic mediocrity.

The Jews of these towns often sought, and sometimes received, the protection of the bishop or futilely took refuge in local homes and temples.

Futilely, the dog's master shouted, "Rob-roy!