fruitless

But, if protesting is just fruitless exhibitionism, as Teddy claims, and radical acts of direct action don’t seem to work any better, what is there to do if no one will listen?

Dating apps are frequently derided as fruitless exercises in ego-demolition, but the encounters and relationships depicted here make the anonymity and distance apps provide seem like a warm, protective blanket.

More than ever, job seekers need to “remind themselves of their own superpowers and how they know they add value,” she said, rather than give up after so many fruitless submissions and leads.

But the pursuit of that false “certainty,” the anxiously feeling around in the darkness for solid, packed earth, is ultimately fruitless.

Fiber optic cables are made primarily of plastic and glass, which leads to fruitless vandalism, Dist.