Fruitless

Examples

• Besides, is it not a shame, that the genius of Adrian should fade from the earth like a flower in an untrod mountain-path, fruitless? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• At least he would return and see, before he continued what seemed to be a most fruitless quest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Do you think, if I were not sure of Helena's answer, I would send you on a fruitless errand? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• No one, however, appeared to profit by the opportunity; and after a half hour of fruitless waiting she rose and wandered on. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I paced the streets by night and day, but until two hours ago, all my efforts were fruitless, and I never saw you for an instant. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Pray point out Harriette to me, said Meyler, for I am tired and worn out with my fruitless search. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Of course I have repeatedly thought of the Boffins, Sophronia,' he resumed, after a fruitless silence; 'but I have seen my way to nothing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There was little or no interest in motor vehicles of any description in that period of the early nineties, consequently the Pennington efforts were fruitless. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• There was no record or legend of any prisoner with those initials, and many fruitless guesses were made what the name could have been. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Then I believe I can assure you that you are on a fruitless errand, and will not find what you fear to find. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• That is at once the easiest and the most fruitless form of public activity. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• No time was lost in fruitless recounting of my imprisonment. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• After some hours of fruitless search, they arrived at the unwelcome conclusion that they must go home without him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• But even now my visit may not be entirely fruitless. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• But experience shows, I believe, that it is a fruitless conflict and a wasting enthusiasm. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• I had contemplated him with reverence, and a fruitless desire of imitation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• From one fruitless care, it was turned away to another care much more intricate, much more embarrassing, and just equally fruitless. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It may be the extreme of mortal misery, it may be sheer waste of time, and fruitless torture of feeling. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• My first care, when I DID arrive, was of course to seek for her; but the search was as fruitless as it was melancholy. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• He looked, wistfully, into their faces, one by one when they passed out, as though to see which way the greater number leant; but that was fruitless. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Now, I say, Tom, be fair about this yer, he said, when, after a fruitless search, he came where Tom was standing. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• But if we look for the brilliancy and variety of color seen in our own day, the search will be fruitless, because these were unknown until a half century ago. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• It was not her fault, if the warning were fruitless. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Labouring in vain, he must end in hating himself and his fruitless occupation? Plato. The Republic.
• These struggles with the natural character, the strong native bent of the heart, may seem futile and fruitless, but in the end they do good. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.

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