Usage of "try vainly"

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Usage of try vainly in English

You try vainly to deceive me.' 
 Veranilda 

Signals he tried vainly to intercept flashed between the pair of them. 
 A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote) 

Vashet looked down at what my hands were trying vainly to conceal. 
 The Wise Man’s Fear 

Mrs. Halifax stood at the dining-room window, trying vainly to regain self-control. 
 John Halifax, Gentleman 

After trying vainly to open it, his suspicion seemed to be aroused. 
 Armadale 

Hot tears which he tried vainly to repress fell upon her fingers. 
 The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century 

Kazan took him for a beaver, and tried vainly to stalk him. 
 Kazan 

I was famished, but Maud tried vainly to get me to eat. 
 The Sea-Wolf 

I was stunned, swaying weakly, trying vainly to get on my feet. 
 The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance 

I tried vainly, in the gathering darkness, to see his face. 
 The Moonstone 

Lying under the thwarts during watches below, we tried vainly to avoid them. 
 South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 

The next he knew, he was trying vainly to rise to his feet. 
 West Wind Drift 

For a few seconds Darrell tried vainly to recall what had awakened him. 
 At the Time Appointed 

A heavy sigh, which she tried vainly to repress, burst from her lips. 
 No Name 

He tried vainly to exorcise this anguish by naming it What was it? 
 Hillsboro People 

He rested, his fingers trying vainly to wipe at his lips. 
 Cry to heaven 

Meanings of try vainly in English