TO NO AVAIL Definition & Meaning

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Also, of little or no avail . Of no use or advantage, ineffective, as in All his shouting was to no avail; no one could hear him , or The life jacket was of little or no avail . This idiom uses avail in the sense of “advantage” or “assistance,” a usage dating from the mid-1400s. Also see to little purpose .

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When Silvanna arrived at the hospital, medical staff assumed the lifesaving measures to no avail, and she was pronounced dead, according to the medical examiner.

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Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite was convinced it should have been flagged offside, immediately putting his arms in the air and baying for a free-kick to no avail.

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Campaigner Ruth Kettle-Frisby says legal action is a "last resort" for locals who have fought "for decades, to no avail".

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Anonymous sources who spoke with the Journal said the executive branch's National Economic Council has tried to nudge Trump off his current path to no avail.

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Another onlooker called the woman's name again to no avail.

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