vainly

Example Sentences

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Vainly he tried to get up or get the attention of passing vehicles.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2018

Vainly Secretary Wallace protested that the first he had heard about it was "in the Press from Texas."

From Time Magazine Archive

Vainly did the Times of London plead that "justice be done to those men who have had the dust and toil, without the laurel of victory."

From Time Magazine Archive

Vainly AAAdministrator Davis declared that all he knew about the "march" was that he had instructed county agents not to accompany it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vainly they crawled and clambered about the walls of the coomb, seeking to escape.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien