to no avail

idiom

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

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Ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner are depicted trying to reach Ye through his fog of grandiosity, to no avail. Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025 Shamieh recounts his father once repeatedly trying to contact an attorney to no avail. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 Banks has bugged Kerkering to clean his locker, to no avail. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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