futilely

A couple of agents were futilely trying to stop her.

The old man beat at it futilely with his staff.

The second hand, futilely reaching out to take the other's place, was again too late.

Had he, then, served her so futilely after all his efforts?

"And you do not know better than to try futilely to force this wealth upon me, even against my will?"

A hand reached up and beat futilely at his chest.

My hands went under his belly, futilely trying to push him off.

He looked at Dove, who was futilely trying to hold a straight face.

But we only fired, futilely, after those who were gone from sight.

She futilely threw the white paper bag at her secretary's head.

He ran at the second car, its engine screaming futilely.

Futilely, he struggled some more, but was quite unable to break free from them.

Policemen tried futilely to persuade them to take it down.

I looked around the empty office, searching futilely for a seat or a table.

We must not condemn others to death in order to futilely extend our own lives.

He slashed futilely at the air with his little knife.

Instead, his mind pounded futilely at a single question: Why had he missed?

Instinctively and futilely he threw a hand in front of his face.

He banged about the room futilely for some moments, trying to get out.

She waited a moment longer, searching futilely for something more to say, then turned and walked into the dark.

She continued to scrub futilely with the one hand as I walked slowly toward her.

I cast from the bow, futilely trying to spot the fish.

She lowered him to the floor, and he dusted himself futilely.

His heart fluttered futilely for a few moments, and then stopped.

I slid onto the seat and pulled futilely at the door, trying to close it.