fruitless

Example Sentences

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It was to prove fruitless in any case as Revie put an end to the rumours with a phone call from his holiday to Leeds director Percy Woodward.

From BBC

Boaz remained in the doorway while the sisters searched the prop room, but it was a fruitless exercise.

From Literature

After a fruitless search for a support group, Aled put a message on Facebook in February 2024 to see if any other dads wanted to chat.

From BBC

Officials had given daily media updates at which they have voiced increasing frustration with the so far fruitless manhunt.

From Barron's

But some singles, burned out by fruitless searches for love, are handing control of their dating profiles to the people who keep asking why they aren’t having any luck.

From The Wall Street Journal