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Answer for the clue "Without success ", 7 letters:
in vain
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In Vain may refer to: "In Vain" (song) , a song by Kim-Lian In Vain (band) , a Norwegian band
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution" [syn: vainly ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vain \Vain\, n. Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain. For vain . See In vain . [Obs.] --Shak. In vain , to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually. `` In vain doth valor bleed.'' --Milton. `` In vain they do worship me.'' ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. 1 (context idiomatic English) Without success or a result; ending in failure. 2 (context idiomatic English) In a disrespectful manner, especially when concerning religion.
Usage examples of in vain.
Berthold wept with anger and shame, and his companion Jonas tried in vain to comfort him.
Inside a woman stood against the back wall, her eyes closed as she tried in vain to hide behind the clothes which hung before her.
And so with mounting frustration I spent that whole morning laboring in vain to construct something, anything.
Gary David Goldberg, a dark, bearded, thick-set bear of a man, leaned back in his leather chair and tried in vain to cover his delight with a mask of mock outrage.
An affable ostler had in vain endeavoured to engage him in conversation.
A security guard who had captured two of the insects alive held one in each hand by the backs of their strange trunks as they squirmed and struggled in his hands, trying in vain to reach some part of his flesh with their stingers.
Out West, where the stars are brightest, Where the scorching north wind blows, And the bones of the dead seem whitest, And the sun on a desert glows -- Out back in the hungry distance That brave hearts dare in vain -- Where beggars tramp for existence -- There lies the Great Grey Plain.
But in vain we scraped together every penny we could get, For they fixed us with their boycott, and the plant was seized for debt.