Words similar to futile

Example sentences for: futile

How can you use “futile” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It is always futile to try to draw practical lessons from history.
That is not to say that charity is futile.
"The four-point plan which he hurriedly submitted yesterday to the prime minister of Britain only recycles his futile proposals," Ha'aretz said.
Observers variously said the incident underscored 1) the imminent decline of the "Puff Daddy" empire; 2) Combs' futile attempts to gain "street credibility"; and 3) the impossibility of blending the gangsta and corporate cultures.
Cynics reasoned that the war was futile because aggression is the way of the world, and indomitable ferocity is the way of aggressors.