fruitlessly

Example Sentences

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While I fruitlessly tapped my L.A. street art connections, Valdez posted in Goodbye Pillarhenge Park: “Looking for the original artist to refurbish the bird.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

U.S. and Arab mediators had worked fruitlessly for months to craft a deal to at least pause the fighting in Gaza and free more of the Israeli hostages held there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 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

Then he continued to search fruitlessly for his pig.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols