'in vain' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'in vain' with 20 example sentences.
- in vain adverb
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: to no avail
All their efforts were in vain.
I tried in vain to persuade them.
Your son did not die in vain. He died a hero.
He tried in vain to lift up the stone.
I waited all afternoon in vain.
They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.
Olga waited for Vera in vain.
He endeavored to make his wife happy, but in vain.
In vain I begged him to tell me more.
She tried in vain not to cry.
It's good to see that our efforts were not in vain.
The authorities are striving in vain to stabilize the currency.
How can you say that our soldiers died in vain?
We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.
I tried in vain to open it.
Dick tried in vain to solve that problem.
The rebels tried in vain to sink the submarine.
The dictator tried in vain to get out of the awkward situation.
So many people spend their valuable time in vain.
All help is in vain.