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Meanings of to no avail in English

Without success, without the desired effect.

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        Examples for "vainly"
        Examples for "vainly"
        1
        The princess and myself have vainly searched the key to the enigma.
        A Cardinal Sin
        2
        The wretches plunged into the waters, and struggled vainly against the current.
        World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
        3
        He looked vainly for the two persons in whom he was interested.
        Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
        4
        The guards vainly endeavoured to appease the, in many cases, half-frenzied creatures.
        The Beetle: A Mystery
        5
        The Politician who was rotten-egged after vainly trying to control a meeting
        Woodland Tales
        1
        The RNC calls for nothing less than a sea change in attitudes.
        The Guardian
        2
        To get something for nothing is the fundamental immorality in the world.
        Stories from Everybody's Magazine
        3
        Yes, even if the intern says they're happy to work for nothing.
        The Guardian
        4
        He has seen such horrors today that my tears count for nothing.
        The Kingmaker’s Daughter
        5
        Make them understand that-thatyou are perfectly willing to work for nothing.
        Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
        1
        I coaxed; I threatened; I persuaded; but it was all in vain.
        The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
        2
        They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain.
        Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
        3
        Mark inquired; Lord Minchampstead inquired; great personages inquired; but all in vain.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
        4
        Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle.
        Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
        5
        The room was empty; she searched him in all niches in vain.
        Andrea Delfin
        1
        But to no purpose; months passed and he had been almost forgotten.
        A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West ...
        2
        The king spoke with them in many ways, but to no purpose.
        Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
        3
        Von Bloom tried bleeding, and various other remedies; but to no purpose.
        The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
        4
        Mr Adams prayed, and Mrs Slipslop scolded; but all to no purpose.
        Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1
        5
        But all to no purpose; they did not, could not bring forgetfulness.
        A Few Short Sketches
        Usage of to no avail in English
        1
        I spent year after year trying to appease them, to no avail.
        Wired
        2
        I've asked Google to fix this issue many times, to no avail.
        Wired
        3
        The exchange has long sought to lure technology businesses to no avail.
        Reuters
        4
        Vincavec had Called to the Mammoth Spirit several times to no avail.
        The Mammoth Hunters
        5
        I'd tried that several times in the last weeks, to no avail.
        Coyote dreams
        6
        We have repeatedly asked Google for such information, but to no avail.
        Wired
        7
        He had been calling the Claiborne house all day, to no avail.
        Zeitoun
        8
        President Obama has rallied the nation behind gun control to no avail.
        Reuters
        9
        Time after time he circled completely in the surge, to no avail.
        The Furnace of Gold
        10
        I tried for years to be nice to you to no avail.
        News.com.au
        11
        Keyes lunged forward and attempted to tackle the Elite, to no avail.
        The Flood
        12
        The communists have also publicly called for Zuma's resignation, to no avail.
        The South African
        13
        All this was to no avail; Caroline looked at her schoolwork only.
        The art of mending: a novel
        14
        But soon we had finished scanning through each stack to no avail.
        In the shadow of gotham
        15
        His parents tried for more children after that, but to no avail.
        The girl who chased the moon: a novel
        16
        Darius' doctors may have tried to treat her, but to no avail.
        The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer