to no avail

idiom

: without success
They tried to discuss the issue calmly, but to no avail.

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Soon thereafter, in the final minute, Lozano went all out to run down a ball near the end line and made a slide to no avail. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025 Mets manager Carlos Mendoza argued with crew chief and first-base umpire Alfonso Marquez to no avail. Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 This spring, Schoen offered the Titans the Giants’ No. 3 overall pick, their first-round pick next year and more to no avail, ESPN reported Thursday night. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025 He was told multiple times and in multiple ways not to send those kinds of emails, to no avail. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

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