| A plea has been made on behalf of the Augustinian Missions for any old Irish notes or coins which may be lying around the house uselessly. |
| He was yelling and crying, reaching out desperately and uselessly past the restraining arms in a vain attempt to bring his friend back. |
| His sinewy arms flailed around uselessly, his legs kicked furiously, but the ocean's grip on him only got stronger as it pulled him further down. |
| Does he think charging around needlessly conceding possession and struggling uselessly to win it back is the way forward? |
| Distant lights beckoned yellowly, and Gideon moved towards them, his collar pulled uselessly up about his neck. |
| I had rejections, a string of unrequited loves that I laid awake at night uselessly pining over, and once I even got caught in a bear trap. |
