not for want of

phrase

: not because of not having or doing (something)

Her failure to get the information was not for want of trying.

Examples of not for want of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The American Dream, the Great American Novel, the American Girl—for Fitzgerald, they were all wrapped up together—had eluded him, and not for want of trying. — Nathan King, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025

That is not for want of effort by Britain’s conservative tabloids. — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023

There are no treatments that address the genetic cause of the disease, but not for want of trying. — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022

But mathematicians couldn’t come up with counterexamples, and not for want of trying. — Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2021

Rhymes for not for want of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove