Sentence examples for pointless in the face of from inspiring English sources

All activity seemed utterly pointless in the face of death, and Tolstoy, impressed by the faith of the common people, turned to religion.

He grows up and dabbles in poetry, but eventually the collapse of Soviet power renders his verses impotent and pointless in the face of the new order's absurdity.

And it is much worse than pointless, in the face of genuine worry about the spread of real bigotry and awful violence, to try to pin the accusation of prejudice on those who are honestly attempting to ventilate the question, and to clarify it.

(GPTW may have intended this, in part, as a kindness to would-be contenders, because the employer's part of the application process is extremely lengthy and yet--since it counts for only 1/3 of the final score--can be pointless in the face of unhappy employees).

Then an entire cabinet of BAFTAs is delivered straight to the studio, not as a dramatic device, simply because the BAFTA committee will instantly recognise that continuing the awards would be pointless in the face of such a high level of genius.

For some, discussion seemed pointless in the face of inevitability, which of course, is not exactly the same as avoidance: "I just think you have to keep going as normal as possible for as long as possible.

It might seem like a small pointless goal in the face of a planet stocked with high-minded resolutions, but I stick by it.

Similarly, the Vatican's absolutist stance on euthanasia could be mitigated by a refusal to promote "extraordinary" efforts to prolong life in the face of pointless suffering.

"Promoting these pointless knives is irresponsible and flies in the face of what we are trying to achieve with this ban," he said.

It coincided, instead, with the continued rise of the United States and the descent of the Soviet Union, until about 2000, when we relentlessly began to squander our power again, in the fruitless and pointless pursuit of renewing our honor and credibility in the face of a national insult.

In the face of other racially charged incidents -- including countless seemingly pointless killings by police officers -- protesters nationwide have filled the streets to rally for justice, police accountability and the recognition of victims whose names would otherwise go unsaid.