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futile [ˈfju:taɪl, Am -t̬əl] ADJ

Usage examples with futile

futile attempt
тще́тная попы́тка f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She rejects her brother's slavery to the point of a futile attack on the overseer.
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Protests were futile, the courts no longer offered hope of redress.
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Futile care also prolongs the grieving process and frequently raises false hope.
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Trying to go around is futile as it extends itself forever.
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Second, they treat the idea of isolating a student's unique composition from the inspiring source materials as unrealistic and futile.
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But these attempts were tentative and, nonetheless, futile.
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If any of our warriors arrive later than arranged, all will be futile and no one will benefit.
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Her efforts to help him overcome his urges prove futile.
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His demands were futile and in order to try to calm things down he even ordered the liquor saloons to close.
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During the futile five-month siege of the fortress the town was greatly devastated.
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