Usage of "to no avail"

Without success, without the desired effect.

Sinónimos

Examples for "vainly"

The princess and myself have vainly searched the key to the enigma. 
 A Cardinal Sin 

The wretches plunged into the waters, and struggled vainly against the current. 
 World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France 

He looked vainly for the two persons in whom he was interested. 
 Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth 

The guards vainly endeavoured to appease the, in many cases, half-frenzied creatures. 
 The Beetle: A Mystery 

The Politician who was rotten-egged after vainly trying to control a meeting 
 Woodland Tales 

The RNC calls for nothing less than a sea change in attitudes. 
 The Guardian 

To get something for nothing is the fundamental immorality in the world. 
 Stories from Everybody's Magazine 

Yes, even if the intern says they're happy to work for nothing. 
 The Guardian 

He has seen such horrors today that my tears count for nothing. 
 The Kingmaker’s Daughter 

Make them understand that-thatyou are perfectly willing to work for nothing. 
 Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1 

I coaxed; I threatened; I persuaded; but it was all in vain. 
 The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont 

They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain. 
 Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South 

Mark inquired; Lord Minchampstead inquired; great personages inquired; but all in vain. 
 The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction 

Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle. 
 Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol... 

The room was empty; she searched him in all niches in vain. 
 Andrea Delfin 

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 ... 

The king spoke with them in many ways, but to no purpose. 
 Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway 

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... 

Mr Adams prayed, and Mrs Slipslop scolded; but all to no purpose. 
 Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 

But all to no purpose; they did not, could not bring forgetfulness. 
 A Few Short Sketches 

Uso de to no avail en inglés

I spent year after year trying to appease them, to no avail. 
 Wired 

I've asked Google to fix this issue many times, to no avail. 
 Wired 

The exchange has long sought to lure technology businesses to no avail. 
 Reuters 

Vincavec had Called to the Mammoth Spirit several times to no avail. 
 The Mammoth Hunters 

I'd tried that several times in the last weeks, to no avail. 
 Coyote dreams 

We have repeatedly asked Google for such information, but to no avail. 
 Wired 

He had been calling the Claiborne house all day, to no avail. 
 Zeitoun 

President Obama has rallied the nation behind gun control to no avail. 
 Reuters 

Time after time he circled completely in the surge, to no avail. 
 The Furnace of Gold 

I tried for years to be nice to you to no avail. 
 News.com.au 

Keyes lunged forward and attempted to tackle the Elite, to no avail. 
 The Flood 

The communists have also publicly called for Zuma's resignation, to no avail. 
 The South African 

All this was to no avail; Caroline looked at her schoolwork only. 
 The art of mending: a novel 

But soon we had finished scanning through each stack to no avail. 
 In the shadow of gotham 

His parents tried for more children after that, but to no avail. 
 The girl who chased the moon: a novel 

Darius' doctors may have tried to treat her, but to no avail. 
 The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer 

Significados de to no avail en inglés