Hence, I cannot see it to be my duty uselessly to prolong my sojourn here; indeed, it is impossible for me to do so.
A more methodical, though under general circumstances uselessly prolix way, is to cut a square hole, some half an inch wide, in the sheet of cardboard, and a series of small circular holes in a slip of cardboard an inch wide.
The deities of Hades were astonished, it is said, at the patriotism and devotion of these Grecian maidens, who had so generously and uselessly sacrificed their lives.
There exists in the New World a state as admirably situated as Constantinople, and we must say, up to this time, as uselessly occupied.
This may be well to the warm imagination of a love-sick girl, but we of the contraband have too much practice in men uselessly to throw away an advantage.
The British volleys rolled on faster and more deadly than ever; a horrid carnage made all attempts to hold the hill vain, and uselessly increased an unavailing slaughter.
No wonder that blood spilled in vain, and treasure uselessly wasted, roused popular indignation to a pitch of excitement which no occurrence in modern history can parallel.
Gaius, on learning that he possessed nothing worth causing his death for, made this remarkable statement: "He fooled me and perished uselessly when he might as well have lived.
Large amounts of money are spent uselessly on such objects, which had better be laid out upon necessary improvements.
Whether he shall be uselessly sacrificed, may depend wholly upon the coolness or readiness for an emergency of the commander; whether he has had two drinks or three; whether he has had a good night's rest, or a good cigar.
We know now what was the real object from which love was removed and uselessly introverted, namely, it had to be taken from the parents who deceived her and refused to tell her the truth.
It is surely better that a man learn to tolerate himself, and instead of making war on himself convert his inner difficulties into real experiences, rather than uselessly repeat them again and again in phantasy.
I thought of them yesterday, and as they will, the pity is, only get old, if uselessly put away, why not give them to the girls to wear them in their hair!
But such kind of things as ourselves uselessly defile fine names and fine surnames.
Compared with asking me to come, and uselesslyreceive the obeisances of you all, this will be yea even a hundred times more profitable!
They sighed for their protection and assistance, and to the attaining of it they uselessly directed their efforts.
The master of ceremonies warned him that he was taking a very important and very solemn step, and he was recommended to retire if he did not feel courage enough to continue since he would uselessly expose his life.
Bring under your review the heart of the envious, uselessly dishonored; that withers at the sight of his neighbour's prosperity.
All the silence was gone also, as the boats dashed on to row uselessly over the patch of water where the Noank had been seen at sunset.
All of this was what Captain Avery might have described as wastage, for it was uselessly scattered over the sea.
The Dutch had been the chief European distributors of the Virginia and Maryland tobacco, and if they refused to take it, now that it could be secured only in England, it would pile up uselessly in the London warehouses.
Since tobacco was piling up uselessly in the warehouses and much of it could not be disposed of at any price, it was inevitable that it should be dumped upon the other nations of Europe.
At the same time the army of the Gueux, which was uselessly wasting its time at Lannoy, was surprised by Noircarmes and almost entirely annihilated.
And yet alone they were equal to the whole administration of the country, which had been uselessly portioned out amongst three separate chambers.
With their hands, their limbs, their teeth, the pins that fastened their hair, they fought uselessly for life.
I say that the history of this Society presents nothing but a dreary record of energies wasted, talents misapplied, wealth uselessly squandered, charity perverted, and philanthropy run mad.
In venomous natures something may be amiable: poisons afford anti-poisons: nothing is totally or altogether uselessly bad.
You are interfering uselessly and making a useless scandal.
Uselessly we looked for the poor lad, whose body doubtless became the prey of the sharks.
I started up, seized my gun, and half-opened the door; but the profound darkness made it impossible to see anything, or to go out without uselessly exposing myself.
I stood alone among tall grasses and watched the timid flame of her lamp uselessly drifting in the tide.
I stood and watched her light uselesslyburning in the void.
I am like a remnant of a cloud of autumn uselessly roaming in the sky, O my sun ever-glorious!
I stood and watched her little lamp uselessly lost among lights.
Run through the apertures uselessly in transit," I think I said last.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "uselessly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: aimlessly; ill; needlessly
