futility

Example Sentences

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As a goal, it almost seems reasonable, which makes it all the funnier that it takes on an air of Beckettian futility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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

Bowden’s suggestion that unhappy Pirates fans exhausted by the perennial futility try the Dodgers did not go over well in Pittsburgh.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

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

But after realizing the futility of that task, he simply hung up on the calls that began early in the morning and continued long into the night.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson