Examples of to no avail in a Sentence
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The reporter complained to HR, to no avail.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The commander and the petty officer worked to restart the engines, to no avail, as Fletcher flew the aircraft and tried to find a safe landing.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Morgan said the officer ordered the attacker to stop, to no avail.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The commander and the petty officer worked to restart the engines, to no avail, as Fletcher flew the aircraft and tried to find a safe landing.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Morgan said the officer ordered the attacker to stop, to no avail.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to no avail
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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