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
Their bowlers exercising plans grounded in futility as the ball disappeared to the boundary.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
I looked down into their sun-swept faces, digging for the words, and feeling a futility about it all and an anger.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing futility
Born a Crime
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"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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