No sensible man would risk losing that much money by asking pointless questions.

No story here, more like the agent was asked a relatively pointless question.

It was a pointless question, but he had to ask.

The leader shrugged as if it were a pointless question.

She had worked with him long enough not to have to ask pointless questions.

He'd been hoping she would think the question pointless and casual.

Ralph almost asked, then recognized it as another pointless question.

She insists on asking such pointless questions as, am I sure that the set is built to take my weight.

You'd do better to give the surroundings a good look, than to ask pointless questions.

One preferred to hope and reason that was the case, rather than ask a pointless question.