Otiose

His otiose attempts at fixing the broken car only made matters worse.

The company's otiose marketing campaign failed to generate any significant increase in sales.

Despite his otiose efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle, John's health continued to deteriorate.

The team's otiose strategy led to their defeat in the final match.

The manager found it frustrating to deal with otiose complaints from customers.

After finishing all her assignments, Jane had an otiose afternoon with nothing productive to do.

Mark's otiose attempts at learning the piano resulted in little progress and frustration.

The committee's otiose meetings seemed to serve no purpose other than wasting everyone's time.

The detective realized that the suspect's alibi was otiose and couldn't be trusted.

The otiose conversation among the politicians only served to waste time and accomplish nothing.

Sarah found herself in an otiose job with no real responsibilities or challenges.

The otiose wanderings of the main character in the novel mirrored his aimless existence.

The unemployed man grew frustrated with his otiose job search efforts.