bring to naught
Example Sentences
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To bring to naught anything of that nature, he determined to wage war against Yozarro and shatter the opportunity that fortune had placed in the hands of that detested individual.
From Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
To men in general the appeal to spiritual force to bring to naught material force is little short of fanatical.
From The Conquest of Fear by King, Basil
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 Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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 Villehardouin, Geoffroi de
For pestilence and famine make people good and rich; but war and wicked rulers bring to naught everything that has to do with temporal and eternal possessions.
From A Treatise on Good Works by Luther, Martin
