bring to naught
Example Sentences
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He would speedily put an end to that treacherous scheme; his enemies should learn that if one can plot, another may have cunning to bring to naught such treachery.
From Stories of the Border Marches by Lang, Jeanie
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
Let thy thoughts", he cried, "dwell in Babylon, which in thy wrath thou didst bring to naught.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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 Russell, Bertrand
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
