to no avail
phrase
: without success
They tried to discuss the issue calmly, but to no avail.
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Since then, the franchise has undergone various changes, including adding players such as Jimmy Butler, James Harden and George in recent years in an attempt to build around Embiid, to no avail.
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Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Carter drives off into the sunset and is last seen trying to get a job with the Rio Paloma Sheriff’s Office to no avail.
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Brayden Garcia
july 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Achenbach attempted to get other countries to ratify Sealand’s constitution, but to no avail; a court in Cologne, then in West Germany, ruled that the sea fort did not have enough community life or sufficient living space to be considered a country.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
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Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Carter drives off into the sunset and is last seen trying to get a job with the Rio Paloma Sheriff’s Office to no avail.
—
Brayden Garcia
july 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Achenbach attempted to get other countries to ratify Sealand’s constitution, but to no avail; a court in Cologne, then in West Germany, ruled that the sea fort did not have enough community life or sufficient living space to be considered a country.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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