A fortnight was spent in useless attempts to renew negotiations.

Possibly he might have made a useless attempt at flight when his eye fell on Thalcave.

Simpson crawled off for another useless attempt to perform the impossible.

He would not think of Jim Kirk's being mutilated further in a useless attempt to save his life.

I will not allow you to die in a useless attempt to avenge me.

Why should we lose all our lives in a useless attempt to save others from the ship?

She knew he was too close for her to have that chance and so she didn't waste any effort in a useless attempt.

I had time to think over our useless attempt at negotiation while I was there.

Please cease your useless attempts to make me uncomfortable.

Then I completely changed my whole personality again and made a useless attempt to hide the body.