naught
Example Sentences
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But that painstaking practical negotiation could come to naught if it's not matched with political force.
From BBC
Ukrainian member of parliament Oleksii Honcharenko told me victory must see Ukraine emerge as a healthy democracy with a functioning economy, or it will all be for naught.
From Washington Post
"You don’t want to say it was for naught," she added.
From Fox News
It will all be for naught, she said, if the airport shuts down.
From Washington Post
That doesn’t mean the city’s vaccination efforts are for naught.
From Seattle Times
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