bring to naught
Example Sentences
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Lords, for God's sake, let us not bring to naught the great honour that God has given us.
From Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffroi de Villehardouin
They are aware that the English in Hong-Kong are doing their utmost to bring to naught the Canton attempt to introduce good government in the South.
From The Problem of China by Bertrand Russell
Such was the equipment of the four boats which were destined to bring to naught all the navies and armies of Britain.
From Danger! and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
So Providence moves on in his mysterious power to bring to naught the grandeur and power of rebellious nations—rebellious to those mighty moral laws which are as inexorable as the laws of nature.
From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord
But incidents such as these, which bring to naught all human calculation, can, indeed must, be left out of account, when considering the character of a given moment, and the prospects of peace or war.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
