"But from a Darwinian point of view it is very likely to be a fruitless quest."

Despite the fact that they'd spent the day riding through the countryside on a fruitless quest, she'd had a wonderful time.

She turned back from her fruitless quest, with a heartsinking sense of disappointment.

Enough of my day has been wasted upon your fruitless quest.

At least he would return and see, before he continued what seemed to be a most fruitless quest.

Valentine suspected that he had come within a block or two of it in his fruitless quest.

But the negative findings suggest it is time to rein in this fruitless quest.

If most of your life has been spent in a fruitless quest for health, fitness and wellbeing, read on.

He didn't want to be caught now at the end of a fruitless quest.

Despite the murder, all parties were weary of the fruitless quest for the criminal.