The captain was surrendering rather than lose the ship and crew in a futile battle.

Rodi, in broken bits of old English, described the futile battle.

Their brief, futile, hopeless battle was coming to its only possible end.

He then waged a futile battle to gain several seats on the board.

"It's been a pretty futile battle trying to convince everybody that nothing is wrong with my heart," he said.

I know I'm fighting a futile battle because you never listen but the page is an atrocity.

Maybe this is a futile battle after all.

We need to prepare ourselves for a long and futile battle.

Pirojil brought up the rear, using both hands in the constantly futile battle to hold his cloak close together and keep the storm out.

Many on Kania turned away, unable to bear the sight of their friends' futile battles.