futile
Example Sentences
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Debating whether the England or South Africa loss was more degrading for Welsh rugby seems futile.
From BBC
Deciding whether reclaiming some online privacy is important, frivolous or futile is up to you.
From Salon
Many were in limbo — it was futile to try to cross into the United States because of the new policy, but they did not want to go home.
From New York Times
His reassurances, however, proved futile as the chair of the university’s board of trustees, Mitchell Morgan, said in a statement on Tuesday that the board had accepted Mr. Wingard’s resignation.
From New York Times
It’s a plea — futile, no doubt — for lawmakers to show some consistency in taking on all of Big Tech, not just one foreign pariah.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
