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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
However, their efforts are often in vain, in part because of the underappreciated aspects of our laws and policies that make it almost impossible for the working poor to save.
He replied that he and his people had been waiting only 50 years; you Christians, on the other hand, had been waiting in vain for thousands.
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.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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