futility
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Last year’s race featured frequent stumbles by the competitors, and there were still some displays of robot futility this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Back and forth they went in their futility.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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
The air is thick with possibility, with futility, with the truth that some hunger is never fed.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
If a Pogrebin is allowed to tail a human for many hours, a sense of great futility will overcome its prey, who will eventually fall into a state of lethargy and despair.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing futility
Born a Crime
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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