without success

idiom

: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.

Examples of without success in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is hardly the first time that news has circulated quickly on the social media networks even as Moscow has tried to keep a lid on the story without success. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Researchers have tried without success to develop new class of schizophrenia medications since the last wave of dopamine-blocking antipsychotics emerged in the 1990s. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024 Like many women, Thompson tried the coil and contraceptive pill, without success. Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024 Various White House occupants have tried to sway the Fed or thrown its autonomy into question, usually without success. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for without success 

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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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