| I had rejections, a string of unrequited loves that I laid awake at night uselessly pining over, and once I even got caught in a bear trap. |
| The objective may seem to some an unworthy one but it takes account of the realities without repining uselessly over them. |
| Boats toss on their moorings or lay slumped on their sides on the beach, propped uselessly. |
| His sinewy arms flailed around uselessly, his legs kicked furiously, but the ocean's grip on him only got stronger as it pulled him further down. |
| A plea has been made on behalf of the Augustinian Missions for any old Irish notes or coins which may be lying around the house uselessly. |
| Distant lights beckoned yellowly, and Gideon moved towards them, his collar pulled uselessly up about his neck. |
