Use of futile in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include futile at the start of sentence, futile at the end of sentence and futile in the middle of sentence

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futile at the end of sentence


  1. My appeal proved futile.
  2. Their efforts to revive him were futile.
  3. All efforts to save the child proved futile.
  4. It was all so sad, so depressing, so futile.
  5. The attempt to change his mind proved futile.
  6. My efforts to go back to sleep proved futile.
  7. All my attempts to cheer her up proved futile.
  8. The president described these activities as futile.
  9. Their attempts were impressive but ultimately futile.
  10. Indeed, attempts to reshape the opinions and behaviour of today's toe-happy adults are plainly futile.
  11. Until these patterns are changed or eliminated, any attempt at improving individual performance is likely to prove futile.
  12. Protestant endeavours to extinguish popular superstitions and the widespread belief in magical remedies also proved largely futile.

futile in the middle of sentence


  1. It would be futile to protest.
  2. It was futile,still they fought.
  3. It will turn out a futile attempt.
  4. She fought the futile urge to draw breath.
  5. It was futile to continue the negotiations.
  6. They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack.
  7. Trying to please other people is largely a futile activity.
  8. He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.
  9. It's quite futile trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.
  10. Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
  11. It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
  12. Like many in Russia, she blamed the country'sfailings on futile attempts to catch up with the West.
  13. The idea was sound, but events of 14 July made it futile, for Bismarck's telegram had the desired effect.
  14. Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.
  15. I must confess, Holmes, I had thought there were few more futile questions than speculations about the existence of atoms.
  16. Firstly, it allowed the Government a potential escape route from the escalating costs of its apparently futile tough tactics.
  17. Throughout the 1960s, politicians kept up a rather futile polemic as to whether the General cared about anything except foreign affairs.

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