A crowd of soldiers were struggling vainly to hold it up.

Senate and House negotiators then struggled vainly to reach a compromise.

He struggled vainly for a minute to turn about in the air.

Angela vainly struggled with the man, desperately trying to pull free.

She looked at it as her mind struggled vainly to find something meaningful in the data she had.

The French central bank struggled vainly to lift the franc.

Louis struggled vainly, but this time he was too exhausted to scream.

The lights seemed distant, seemed to struggle vainly against the night.

She went out of the room, locking the door behind her as the two women struggled vainly with their bonds.

Gradually both men change their attitudes as they vainly struggle to win her affections.