As Sorensen rose, he looked around in vain for his bicycle, which had continued along the road, headless horseman-style, still attached to the motorcycle.
I gaze around in vain for one who will question my equal humanity, claim me as his slave, or offer me an insult.
The frustration of being a lone individual going against the grain is depicted by a decapitated man jumping around in vain while a mean-spirited crowd plays keep-away with his head, represented by a basketball.
Around one, a tremendous racket broke out as people all over the city started beating on cymbals, pots, pans, and metal street signs; I saw one man looking around in vain for a stick, and then cheerfully starting to bang his head against a metal storefront shutter.
"Sophie cannot have died in vain and authorities around the country should know her, this case and everything she stands for.
Maria's boyfriend Scott, whom she's living with this season, hangs around, trying, in vain, to make sure that she is getting enough rest.
But what do people do after they've got up if they're not rushing around in a vain attempt not to be job-endangeringly late for work for the third time in a week?
Ernst has made $28,255 in seven PGA Tour events, not counting the stops in which he has spent money to stand around waiting in vain; he traveled to Houston, played a practice round and hung around at the course during the first round only to get shut out of the field as an alternate.
I searched in vain for an outlet to turn around as the last light dribbled away.
I glance around in vain for something to drink.
