in vain
Example Sentences
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It is a slog she has dealt with for years, while searching in vain for reasonably priced housing near work.
"We can't bring Meg back but what we can make sure is that her death isn't in vain," said Mrs Draper.
From BBC
Van Veen's hard work looked to be in vain as he missed five match darts, but Humphries was equally wasteful and fell to a fourth consecutive loss to the Dutchman.
From BBC
"Unless lessons are learned, and fundamental change is implemented in Northern Ireland, the human and financial cost and sacrifice of the Covid-19 pandemic will have been in vain."
From BBC
For there, in the unsteady light, was Lord Fredrick Ashton himself, tangled in cobwebs that he tried in vain to bat away.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
