unavailing

Their unavailing attempts to fix the broken machine frustrated them.

The unavailing search for the missing keys continued for hours.

His unavailing efforts to persuade her to stay only pushed her further away.

The unavailing arguments between the two parties led to a stalemate.

Despite their unavailing protests, the decision was final and could not be changed.

The unavailing excuses he made for being late were not accepted by his boss.

Her unavailing attempts to hide her emotions were transparent to everyone.

The unavailing negotiations between the two countries prolonged the conflict.

His unavailing struggles to open the jammed door were met with frustration.

Despite their unavailing efforts, the project was still behind schedule.

All her tears and sighs will be unavailing.

The men soon dispersed, but Joseph sat down under a bush near by, to watch, and to bestow unavailing pity.

I wondered what unavailing regret afflicted her.

It was a subject, in short, on which reflection would be long indulged, and must be unavailing.

His efforts to reach them had been unavailing, so he had decided to remain in Moscow until their return.

Disconsolate, Soapy ceased his unavailing racket.

So he was thrown back on the unavailing struggle to impose the truth of his story.

See her I must and will, and every attempt to keep her from me will be unavailing'.

They were unavailing for a long time, but ultimately successful; and he went back with her to France.

Finding all her arguments unavailing against his dogged resolve to go his own way, she fired her last shot.