Sentence examples for in fruitless from inspiring English sources
I spend the day in fruitless search.
He is accused of acting as an intermediary in fruitless efforts to sell the stolen art.
The later Jalāyirids, however, dissipated their energies in fruitless foreign adventures and fratricidal struggles.
"Did you see that?" the physicist asked, running off in fruitless pursuit.
"We aren't interested in actions that result in fruitless shuffling around in the departments.
"Don't feed the trolls" is the popular expression, warning against the wasting of time and energy in fruitless argument.
Our future depends on not giving in to fruitless fear and divisively seeing only the worst in each other.
The movie was briefly shown before Christmas, in New York and Los Angeles, in a fruitless bid for an Oscar nomination.
He went for 74 runs in 15 fruitless overs for New South Wales in front of the chief selector, Andrew Hilditch.
Barnett Frummer, always behind in his fruitless efforts to keep up with the in-crowd, has managed to get himself invited to the Moehler's dinner party.
Nelson gave chase, but after arriving in the Caribbean spent June in a fruitless search for the fleet.
