futility

Example Sentences

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Our attention pivots to the futility of this self-described “little guy” trying to get someone with clout to take him seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Meanwhile. the Indiana Pacers matched a franchise record for futility with their 12th straight defeat, falling 135-127 to the Magic in Orlando.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

And as “After the Hunt” assesses the futility of so-called cancel culture, the film carefully avoids assigning guilt, reminding the viewer that there is still plenty of gray area between good and bad.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

“The frantic futility of constantly searching for a new place,” he wrote his longtime friend, Johnny Dark, “a new life, a new partner. As though change itself were some kind of elixir.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The next thought buried her under tons of cold futility.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston