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'vain' in a sentence

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vain adjective

: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

: unproductive of success


  • 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.
  • He's lazy and vain.
  • The dictator tried in vain to get out of the awkward situation.
  • So many people spend their valuable time in vain.
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