to little/no effect

phrase

: in a way that produces little or no change

His doctors have repeatedly adjusted his medication to little effect.

Examples of to little/no effect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

DeSantis created task force committees to address both types of algae, but to little effect. — Time, 12 July 2023

In her speech at the OAS, Dávila noted that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights — the most important rights-monitoring body in the Western Hemisphere — had demanded her immediate release, to no effect. — Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 12 May 2023

Ambulances, hearses and government vehicles could be seen weaving their way through miles-long bottlenecks, their sirens wailing to little effect, three days after twin earthquakes left thousands buried under rubble. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023

The politician went before the House of Commons to deny the reports of his affair, to little effect. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 3 Nov. 2022