A fruitless search. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
State after many days spent in fruitless ballotings. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference
A few more mornings were still passed in fruitless research. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Manor House] Reference
George spent another ten minutes in fruitless argument, but without success. From Wordnik.com. [A New Beginning] Reference
How many lonely hours, day after day, have I bent the knee in fruitless prayer that. From Wordnik.com. [Oldtown Folks] Reference
Some hours, therefore, were still passed in fruitless conjectures and tormenting suspense. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Manor House] Reference
Washington wore himself out in fruitless efforts to awaken Congress to a sense of its duty. From Wordnik.com. [This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States] Reference
Some gene mutations are lethal to flies; fruitless is not one of these, nor does it cause illness. From Wordnik.com. [Homosexuality and Biology] Reference
This makes it possible to constantly move towards our goals and not get caught up in fruitless opportunity chasing. From Wordnik.com. [Weather Any Storm with a Flexible Blogging Plan | Write to Done] Reference
While he consumed the hours in fruitless treaty, the king exhibited in a narrow space the strength and agility of a warrior. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Brian Billick to run on third-and-short instead of calling another fruitless pass?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Magic called a fruitless timeout and straggled to their bench, not believing what they had just seen. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
The old spy regaled him with anecdotes from his life and recalled his fruitless efforts to publish his memoirs. From Wordnik.com. [The Rake's Progress] Reference
He’d like nothing better than for America to get bogged down in fruitless exercises of parsing words while the country burns. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Gorelick Myth] Reference
It's kind of fruitless at this point, but they're trying to make ways. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2007] Reference
To bend in fruitless labor, still unmark'd. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. II. I. Southern Passages and Pictures; II. Historical and Dramatic Sketches; III. Scripture Legends; IV. Francesca Da Rimini] Reference
Should I strive for aye in fruitless strife. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. I. I. Norman Maurice, a Tragedy; II. Atalantis, a Tale of the Sea; III. Tales and Traditions of the South; IV. The City of the Silent] Reference
Though with the giant-snake in fruitless strife. From Wordnik.com. [The Restoration of the Works of Art to Italy: A Poem] Reference
The today said the talks would prove "fruitless" if the. From Wordnik.com. [ Kashmir contemplating plan to develop dry, arid regions] Reference
Thus negotiation in such conditions is a kind of fruitless gamble. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
One NUJ official told MediaGuardain. co.uk talks had been "fruitless". From Wordnik.com. [Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Yes, but the "fruitless" argument usually follows right after. toliver on April 19, 2009 at 2: 34 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
Exclusive: The unseen photographs that throw new light on the First World War Pilot rapped after 'fruitless' search new. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
"fruitless" because Iran is a developing country which is rich in energy resources. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"fruitless" and ruled out any possibility of ZANU-PF forging a political relationship with the MDC. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"fruitless" for fruitlessly, which is so far a defect, the language of these lines does in no respect differ from that of prose. From Wordnik.com. [Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1] Reference
'fruitless' for fruitlessly, which is so far a defect, the language of these lines does in no respect differ from that of prose. From Wordnik.com. [Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations] Reference
Repeated stays at detox facilities were fruitless. From Wordnik.com. [A Downward Spiral] Reference
The politics of penance may be most fruitless of all. From Wordnik.com. [Nationalizing Their Pitch] Reference
A second meeting two weeks later seemed equally fruitless. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To 'Pearl Harbor'] Reference
But so far the search for Anybody But Dean has proved fruitless. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The break came after nearly two months of fruitless tips and searches. From Wordnik.com. [Just A 'Random' Crime] Reference
A few hundred dollars is a bargain for a lifetime supply of fruitless diversion. From Wordnik.com. [MEN, WOMEN & COMPUTERS] Reference
And playing amateur detective to a case that's over 100 years old seems very fruitless. From Wordnik.com. [Mad Man] Reference
Even so, Righter's trial threatens to be messy and expensive -- and probably fruitless. From Wordnik.com. [A Bishop In The Dock] Reference
After 1962, however, they were diverted to fruitless efforts to seal Vietnam's frontiers. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Vietnam] Reference
It was just another day in the so-far fruitless hunt for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. From Wordnik.com. [Digging Up The Dirt] Reference
Since the mid-1980s, cable mogul Ted Turner has longed to own a major broadcast network, making fruitless stabs at CBS and NBC. From Wordnik.com. [Now Playing At The Box Office Up The Dial, I Want] Reference
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