futilely

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The Senate� � Futilely debated the Dawes-McNary-Haugen farm relief bill all week, without getting to a vote, although the vote was always imminent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Futilely the Luftwaffe rose to ward off the blows of a superior enemy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Futilely she hammered against it with her fists, thinking wildly, Make it open, make it open, or they’ll catch me.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

Futilely the Englishman tried to lift the corpse over the side of the boat, but his strength was not equal to the task.

From Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Futilely he beat and thrust with his arms against the pillarlike limb.

From Salvage in Space by Williamson, Jack