to no avail

phrase

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

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Tsimikas, who returned to the club this summer after a season-long loan spell at Roma, joined Szoboszlai in trying to placate the angry Liverpool academy graduate during the subsequent lap of honour but to no avail. — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Hardy gathered 40 people to search the property, to no avail. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 Dozens of Isfahanis came out to protest the two men’s execution in the days leading up to it, but to no avail. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Chapman sent multiple messages over the years to Johnson and two of the restorers to no avail, according to Chapman’s complaint. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 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 Aug. 2026.

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