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
While prospectors have long proposed mining the ocean floor, much like oil companies drill offshore, such efforts have come to nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
We’ve seen so many companies, not just Sam’s, that were hailed as potentially the future of finance or art or the internet—and they’ve all come to nothing.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2023
If he does not find that sweet spot, Mr. Macron’s diplomacy, and his ideas of reinvented European security, may come to nothing.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022
“Upon my word! Well, that was very decided indeed—that does seem as if—but, however, it may all come to nothing, you know.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
