Sentence examples for was futile from inspiring English sources

'was futile' is an acceptable and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe an action that was unsuccessful, or that produced no positive results. For example, "Despite our efforts, the attempt to resolve the issue was futile."

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was futile

adjective

Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

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"But it was futile.

His review was futile.

The effort was futile.

Chasing her was futile.

But resistance was futile.

The wait was futile.

With 10 it was futile.

Running the ball was futile.

It was futile to resist.

The act of self-deputization was futile.

Steele's last stand was futile.

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