The hawk-eagle tossed up its head as far as it could and struggled fruitlessly against the bindings.

The man struggled against the enwebment fruitlessly.

But inside each gnarled, sere dance there seemed to be a plump, quite simple emotion struggling fruitlessly to get free.

While Morel struggles fruitlessly to break through a cold, lifeless rock formation, Gertrude's struggle produces a warm, living child.

It was jammed solid and he struggled with it fruitlessly for precious seconds.

The sudden hissing alarmed the test subject, who struggled fruitlessly against his bonds with renewed fervor.

He was struggling fruitlessly to speak, the effort forming crimson bubbles on his lips and pumping bloody streamers down across his chest.

Heads bobbed in the water as the men struggled fruitlessly against the current that was drawing them into the rapids.

When she spied him, she struggled fruitlessly against her chains.

Once again a severe storm rolled in and the fleets struggled fruitlessly to maintain their positions.