Sentence examples for to make fruitless from inspiring English sources

First displayed on the internal network as a way to show lab workers when the coffee was ready so they would not have to make fruitless journeys to the coffee machine, the site went global in 1993.

In the weeks leading up to the trial, defense lawyers made fruitless attempts to get Ms. Elliott to meet with them.

The Union men took hold of Mason "in a manner and in numbers sufficient to make resistance fruitless," and went on to apprehend Slidell and the two secretaries in a similar fashion.

She took pleasure in hoodwinking Norcom by writing letters that she gave to friends who went north and posted them, causing the baffled slaveowner to make several fruitless searches for her.

In the past, the N.B.A. has made fruitless attempts to investigate allegations of secret deals to circumvent the salary cap.

After making fruitless attempts to track down this blind man, Myers and the gallery set out to find a blind artist and paint their tactile portrait.

During the Crimean War the allied generals made fruitless attempts to discipline them.

After making fruitless calls to the police, she discovers that the intended victim is herself.

Mr. Hussain testified that he made fruitless visits to Mr. Cromitie's house and left many unreturned voice-mails.

The positive effect of increasing mesh size, from 48 mm to 56 mm, could be made fruitless by an increase in codend circumference.

THIRTY years ago, when her son Kenny was born, Joanne Consentino began making fruitless trips down the aisles of toy stores.