to no avail

idiom

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

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Many other people his age are going through the very same conundrum, applying to LinkedIn jobs endlessly to no avail. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 Some of the Chiefs appeared to make a case for a penalty on the field, but to no avail. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025 Before the play – a quarterback sneak that Philadelphia has turned into an art form as Jalen Hurts is helped across the line to gain by his teammates – both Eagles guards were seen moving forward early in multiple instances on Sunday, leading Reid to call for a false start penalty, to no avail. Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025 Daisy performed the Heimlich maneuver, but to no avail. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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