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vainly
adverb as in in vain
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Truth be told, the hope of destroying the rubes by ignoring them vainly ignores the most inescapable fact of our lives.
They portrayed the Secretary as a kind of well-meaning but naïve Don Quixote flailing vainly against windmills.
The old bulls sensed the cnunbling of their position and vainly tried to placate the reformers.
As Hudson vainly tried to save Lopez, the Honda roared away on just the wheel rims.
Can we justify manicures and tasteful highlights when others are vainly looking for work?
Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes.
Colonel Case of the 32d, trying vainly with his men to stop the native runaways, was shot dead.
Vainly now did the Marquise seek to alter the captain's resolution; but in this she received a sudden check from Marius himself.
Wildly and vainly did he strive even then to cover up the foolish thing that he had done.
I round the threshold wandering here,Vainly the tempest and the rain invoke,That they may keep my lady prisoner.
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vainly, such as: futilely, unsuccessfully, fruitlessly, ineffectually, and uselessly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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