fruitlessly

Example Sentences

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That left the fingers twitching fruitlessly, but even a failed attempt creates data that will be used in training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

The group of survivors were joined by nearly 100 MPs and peers in parliament pledging to work across party lines to tackle the issue rather than fruitlessly "kicking it about" in party political rows.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

I know that she spent years fruitlessly searching for her birth mother.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

As the passengers fruitlessly tried to escape, Boylan and four crew members jumped from the top deck into the waters of Platts Harbor on Santa Cruz Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024

Then he continued to search fruitlessly for his pig.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols