| Thinking of that made her smile in anticipation and she summoned the energy to continue her fruitless search. |
| We had to maneuver for hours, trying different fruitless backstreets, before breaking onto open highway. |
| Speaking of genes and drugs, for years there's been a fruitless search for the gene for alcoholism. |
| The muscle fibers between the scar tissue showed fruitless attempts at regeneration by the formation of multinucleated buds. |
| Meanwhile in the woods, Alonzo continued the fruitless search for his beloved Rose. |
| We need to have more debate and action about the real issues rather than another moralistic and ultimately fruitless debate. |
