it's a lost cause

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

But, like the Rosenbergs's Soviet Union, it's a lost cause.

It's a lost cause.

Some experts say it's a lost cause.

The American troop buildup might be giving the Iraqi government a reprieve, but over the long term, most bondholders seem to have concluded, it's a lost cause.

I've explained at length elsewhere exactly why I do this, so I won't go into detail here, except to summarise by saying I don't think we can stop others from copying – it's a lost cause.

There are many reasons we rationalize ignoring complaints: It's a lost cause.

I even attempted to fix someone's busted cell phone, until I realised it was a lost cause.

Union Beach resident Sharon McMahon found many of her family photos via Van Houten's Facebook page: "I kind of thought it was a lost cause, but then someone tagged my fiancé and me in a picture and I started to go through them.

For a time, Powell's family attempted to exhume her body, but it was a lost cause.

But even Max knew it was a lost cause, rubbing his face against Berna's fuzzy muzzle.

Faulkner's executive limped on for a couple of months, but it was a lost cause.