fruitless
Example Sentences
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After two fruitless visits to the station, the couple went to the Prince of Wales Hospital on Friday only to learn that no public hospital had admitted the elderly woman.
From Barron's
But it is ultimately “a ridiculous and fruitless game.”
From MarketWatch
But it is ultimately “a ridiculous and fruitless game.”
From MarketWatch
But resisting this onslaught might be fruitless and we, on the continent, should be paying attention.
From BBC
Following a year and a half of fruitless searching, during which Reed worked as a backstage chef to the stars at some of the Northwest’s largest venues, their fortunes turned.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
