The master of the dinosaurs writhed and fought vainly against that grip.

Reynolds smiled to himself, imagining a flock of atheist giraffes vainly fighting their way through a sandstorm.

I fought vainly to get loose.

It fought vainly to keep its hold on a vine, then landed with a thud below, hidden again.

Every fire unit for a hundred miles streamed into the city and vainly fought the fires spreading throughout the waterfront.

There was a dreadful strength in that hand, and the horse whistled in panic, fighting vainly to wrench away from it.

In the early 1980's, Archambeau vainly fought for a major revision of the estimation methods.

(Later, as director, he vainly fought to keep the farm, which fell victim to growing needs elsewhere on the Guild's agenda.)

The Master Spy was still fighting vainly as the hulking mass of inhumanity lifted him over one shoulder.

Patrick choked as he fought vainly against the force of the water; then he came up, spitting and coughing.