His flashlight dropped uselessly to the ground.

His arm dropped uselessly.

His hands dropped uselessly to his side.

The man screamed, his arm dropping uselessly to his side, the gun tumbling to the dirt.

In brewing, Dr. Oliver said, disaster can strike, with all the yeast in a vat suddenly calling it quits and dropping uselessly to the bottom of the fermenter.

His hands dropped uselessly to his sides.

This was no mere thermo-nuclear weapon such as the Thunder God dropped uselessly on moravec forcefields early in the war.

The noble halted, staring at the person who had shot him; and then, turning slightly on his toes, he dropped onto his back, the sword dropping uselessly out of his hand.

Gisella's hand dropped uselessly.

Her knife dropped uselessly from dangling fingers as Balthamel lifted her by his grip, brought her up to where the leather mask stared into her still-quivering face.