resultless
Example Sentences
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It was not altogether resultless that Carew's foot had been obstinately slow in its healing.
From On the Firing Line by Fuller, Hamilton Brock
Thus, the whole scene, however curious in itself, seems motiveless and resultless.
From Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship by Archer, William
The inquiry was soon over and proved as resultless as that made alone by Lieutenant Greg Holmes in the middle of the night.
From Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
One does not know, but if one is not a fool one does know that his every resultless petition proves him by the inexorable laws of logic to be the one or the other.
From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by Howes, S. O. (Silas Orrin)
When afternoon approached, wearied by the resultless job-hunt and discouraged by his continued misfortune, he sank upon a bench in a city park to take a rest.
From The Trail of the Tramp by Livingston, Leon Ray
