He attacks her as she vainly attempts to fight him off.

Then he vainly attempted to rest for a while before returning to the bridge.

His mind reeled, vainly attempting to make sense of what he saw.

"I'm sure you'd rather visit with your family," she said, vainly attempting to extricate herself from his hold on her arm.

At these words he went out, after my vainly attempting to stop him by throwing myself at his feet.

In 1741, the Prussians vainly attempted to conquer the town.

Beyond the table a group of minstrels were vainly attempting to make their music heard over the din.

Here they remained for ages, vainly attempting to devise a means of returning to their own system.

There is nothing more pathetic than a gentleman of middle age who vainly attempts to behave like a youth.

My feverish hand has vainly attempted to describe upon paper its strange and wonderful details.