apparently fruitless

Examples (10)

• After weeks of searching, the team called off an apparently fruitless search.
• The negotiations were apparently fruitless until a last-minute compromise emerged.
• Her apparently fruitless attempts to reach support only increased her frustration.
• What seemed an apparently fruitless effort eventually proved worthwhile.
• In the short term, his outreach may be apparently fruitless, but it builds trust.
• Despite multiple leads, the investigation proved apparently fruitless.
• They pressed on, unwilling to abandon an apparently fruitless exercise.
• From the data, it is apparently fruitless to pursue this line of research further.
• By dawn, our rescue attempt was still apparently fruitless.
• The campaign looked modest but not apparently fruitless: small wins were adding up.