come to nothing
Example Sentences
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They both told how they had left for the capital in search of work but their hopes of finding opportunities there had come to nothing.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Nor will Mr. Amodei in the event that his prophecies come to nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
This is true even if the federal probes come to nothing.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024
But in Jack Serio’s staging in a Manhattan loft, Marin Ireland’s Sonya and Will Brill’s Astrov touched off the audience’s hopes, too, even if we knew they’d come to nothing.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023
“Where is his market?” asked Wang Lung, although idly, because it was woman’s talk and likely to come to nothing.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
