Meanings of prove unavailing in English

All efforts to arrest their progress or annihilate them prove unavailing.

Ignorance and blindness may "try all other ways," and they prove unavailing.

But, under the circumstances, she realized that any effort in this direction would prove unavailing.

Without these qualities, every other merit will prove unavailing.

With a lynx eye, George watched the straining crowbar, fearful that it should draw and his work prove unavailing.

Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly.

In theory, every child is "good for something"; in practice, all efforts to discover for what some children are good prove unavailing.

As a rule, all natural remedies are applied externally until such time as they prove unavailing, and the symptoms assume a more serious aspect.

Only by prudence, sagacity, and determination we are able to realize great objects and surmount all obstacles; otherwise all our efforts will prove unavailing.

I had it on my tongue to say poor Tedham, but I suppressed the qualification in actual speech as likely to prove unavailing, or worse.

All the skill and attention of kind Dr. Gibbs had proved unavailing.

A kind-hearted nurse endeavored to soothe the child, but words proved unavailing.

Even her skill in the gentle art of forgery proved unavailing.

In a rage the agent insisted, and when that proved unavailing, threats followed.

But his protestations proved unavailing, and now he eats his meals in silence.

All the exertions of the friends of Hastings, however, proved unavailing.