of no avail
Example Sentences
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Stays in psychiatric hospitals, he later said, were of no avail.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Infants typically don’t take kindly to anything covering their nose or mouth, so the baby-sized balaclava we sourced was of no avail.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
I have encouraged them to think of things they might ask/say to their dad, but according to them, this was of no avail.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2020
It takes a very clever actress to explore those realms where cleverness will be of no avail.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 7, 2018
But all those considerations were of no avail to make Jonathan swerve from honor, to slacken the bands of his faith, or cool the warmth of his friendship.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley
