Sentence examples for pointless tried from inspiring English sources

Lady Rosebery, realising further appeal to the Gladstones was pointless, tried a new avenue Lord Hartington, the immensely influential Secretary of State for War, who was already quarrelling with Gladstone over the Irish home rule problem, and whom she allegedly met by chance at Preston Railway Station.

"It is pointless trying to get your information from television.

Which is that you can't [replace him], and it's almost pointless trying to.

"Funny" because this is France and it is pointless trying to predict what will happen.

I know I'm in the minority here, but it's pointless trying to pretend otherwise.

5.29pm BST It's pointless trying to keep up with Bubba sometimes.

Two hours in, you begin to realise it is pointless trying to unravel the mysteries of the plot.

And anyway, in this age of diminished privacy, it is pointless trying to hang on to your secrets.

They argue that it is pointless trying to create jobs by thumping tables in Bonn: to be effective, deals should be tailored to individual firms.

The BBC Three Counties radio commentary was even more frantic, so much so that it's completely pointless trying to do it justice by explaining it: have a listen yourself.

These four charts show why it is simply pointless trying to predict what will happen on May 7.           This last poll will not only send jitters to Labour, but also to Ukip.