in a vain attempt

They began to panic the four she, in a vain attempt to discover the vast sea of humanity lives lover.

The hapless lynx turns and twists in a vain attempt to throw its pursuer off the chase, but the hunter will not be denied.

The United States attorney-general is suing her as she sits, in a vain attempt to make her dissolve herself into constituent companies.

Last week, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said the media mogul was engaged in a vain attempt to "put the genie back in the bottle" .

Army Corps of confusion in the whole, in a vain attempt to put the world under the rule of the king.

Those without umbrellas had covered their heads with plastic bags, towels and books in a vain attempt to stay dry.

Another way that people use language to hide their ideas in a vain attempt to sound impressive is to write in a distant, impersonal tone.

chase across the city in a vain attempt to find their lost son.

He was in long pants and long sleeves shirt, all in a vain attempt to cover up his foolhardy acts of yester-years.

The two superpowers both collude and struggle with each other in a vain attempt to redivide the world.

Angered, the bear clawed at the earth in a vain attempt to reach them.

I wave my sword in a vain attempt to try to draw attention to myself.

On the fifth day he flapped his legs madly in a vain attempt at flying.

Have you ever tried to 'dress up' something unappealing in a vain attempt to make it look better?