without success
unsuccessfully
uselessly
hopelessly
for nothing
with little hope
no to avail
fruitlessly
to no purpose
profitless
It seems as if the merger will go through and all our hard work has been in vain.
Your protests are all in vain. He will get the promotion as he is the boss’s son.
All of my studying was in vain. The professor asked questions that were not in the material.
Could you please stop using my name in vain before I make a scene.
Worshiping the Lord is never in vain. It gives the fruit for sure – sooner or later.
In the end, the captain’s hard work was all in vain by the loss of the match.
The struggle of Wright brother, ultimately wasn’t in vain with a successful flight of their airplane.
I will not let my efforts go in vain. And I will keep trying until I win.
From the day I lost my dog, I am trying to find it but all in vain.
There is no origin for this idiom
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