futile attempt

He turned in a futile attempt to hear it again.

I still try a futile attempt to argue with you.

These futile attempts at contact needed little of his attention.

The French made futile attempts against it between 1551 and 1596.

What could lead them to certain death in the futile attempt to reach my presence?

She kept blinking her eyes in a futile attempt to clear them.

Often, it will make futile attempts to communicate with family members.

Awaiting her is a fight for life and the almost futile attempt to return home.

It is not a "futile attempt to balance the books".

After very futile attempts, Jay says she should write a book.

Meg made one last futile attempt to stay with the adults.

"Religion is only our futile attempt to force order on chaos. "

The girl had begun to crawl toward the open door, a futile attempt to get free.

Their futile attempts to make me feel better only added to my gloom.

He struggled in a futile attempt to break her grip.

All of this in a futile attempt to spend more time with Tess.

On December 28, several futile attempts were made to get around these defenses.

He made one futile attempt to batter against the darkness and gave up.

For a moment she closed her eyes in another futile attempt to pretend everything was normal.

Many people seem to take drugs or alcohol in a futile attempt to escape from their problems.

I know of his futile attempts to penetrate a certain mystery.

He blew on his fingers in a futile attempt to warm them.

For 15 minutes we have been waving our hands in a futile attempt to get the attention of a waiter.

His mouth was open in a futile attempt to get air through the passageway.

He chattered on in a futile attempt to cover this.