Both Uses
futile
in
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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- But he realized it was futile.†
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- But it was futile to protest—the trusties were a gang all their own, and were also in solid with the guards.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(futile) effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)