Looking fruitlessly for an unoccupied room, she saw that Herne had still not come out of his own room and gone on duty at the bar.

He looked fruitlessly at the spot in the sky where the two moons were supposed to be in conjunction with a particular star.

Hundreds of residents gathered outside, some fruitlessly looking for long-lost relatives they hoped were inside.

"I had been looking fruitlessly for a long time for a new play as opposed to a classic," she explained.

He wrote dozens of letters, to the Navy, Congress and other Government agencies, fruitlessly looking for answers.

This is how the article described it: "As we looked fruitlessly for family stones, he was obviously sifting the past.

Myre didn't respond immediately, however; she was still looking around fruitlessly for a weapon or a means of protection.

Halloran stood awkwardly off to the side, while Dag-grande looked fruitlessly for some indication of the dark attacker's nature or trail.

Four large rats scurried about, fruitlessly looking for somewhere to hide.

While officers looked fruitlessly for the running man, passengers were forced to wait outside, most with no information on what was happening.