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in vain
Idioms and Phrases
To no avail, useless, as in All our work was in vain . [c. 1300] Also see take someone's name in vain .Example Sentences
Many companies have tried in vain to rebuild Napster for modern music tech, including retail outlet Best Buy and streamer Rhapsody.
The crowd attempted to rouse McCann with a succession of "Molly" chants, but it was in vain as the Brazilian outworked her on the floor before securing a rear naked choke.
They attempted in vain to exorcise the spirits.
"We don't want Brent's passing to be in vain," he said.
Their efforts had clearly been in vain, but they attempted to screen the coffins from public scrutiny, draping each one in a white sheet before driving them away.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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