The latter had had a lovely if fruitless game, running rings around the U.S. defense but failing, repeatedly, to score.
"My pre-emptive action of hand shaking was fruitless," Hatami said, explaining the kiss.
My search was fruitless, and after a while I gave it up and came back to find Mr. Wilde squatting on his high chair by the table.
Let's wait to see if both top diplomats make it to that table before declaring diplomacy a fruitless exercise.
With Watergate closing in, Nixon fired Haldeman and Ehrlichman in a fruitless effort to insulate himself.
The owners of the factory wasted no time in fruitless sorrow.
I must thank you that I did not take a fruitless journey into Bristol.
He foresaw that any attempt at exculpation would be as fruitless as dangerous.
Christians around us living a sickly, feeble, fruitless life!
It was mere sophistry, and deceiving, fruitless, and unprofitable.
