Fruitlessly [adverb]

"It was one of the things I stood out against—fruitlessly," was the quiet answer.

Well, by that ruling the furry things which had fled fruitlessly from the flames of the globe might well qualify.

He abandoned his load of coal, and, after searching about fruitlessly for some time in the darkness, he decided to wait for dawn.

While the Duke was fruitlessly endeavouring to bring James to fresh friendship a sudden blow at home weakened his power.

This put an end to the expedition where everything which human energy and perseverance could do, was done so fruitlessly.

Ever too the strong inward longing shaped Phantasms for itself: towards these, one after the other, must I fruitlessly wander.

Happy Jack, crippling painfully on the stones, fled fruitlessly after, still shouting threats.

A Contribution was, by News-writers upon their own authority, fruitlessly proposed.

In this manner the outer room was thoroughly but fruitlessly examined, when they entered the sleeping apartment of Hutter.

But George Vavasor, though he failed at Chelsea, did not spend his money altogether fruitlessly.