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

Instead, they’re 2-5 and displaying historic levels of futility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Their bowlers exercising plans grounded in futility as the ball disappeared to the boundary.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Then, almost at the end of their journey, they came upon a Giantess—and all the sorrow of the world was turned to futility, for she refused to weep.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton