| For example, let's say that a young inventor is trying futilely to build a time machine in his garage. |
| And I did spend a lot of time futilely trying to talk to the FBI press office about the flight. |
| She then grabbed an ax, and swung it futilely around her before the warriors were upon her, stabbing her in the heart. |
| I looked up to find Trischen staring at me, his eyes tearing from the laughter he was futilely trying to keeping in. |
| People without his political pull have spent years futilely trying to clear their names. |
| Rodney was fighting futilely against them as his red hair fell messily into his terror-stricken green eyes. |
