Examples of to no avail in a Sentence
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That’s one of the recipes customers have been requesting from Berger — to no avail.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
World & Nation States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them
March 1, 2024
A year before Aidan turned 22, the family started looking for day programs in their Highland Park community, to no avail.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The handful of police officers tried to quell the carnage to no avail.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Winter months: The district works with the state on a new plan to remove its deficit spending, to no avail.
—The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2024
The city and university negotiated until the end of last year to figure out if an adjacent building could be built for the studios but to no avail.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Warriors coach Steve Kerr challenged the call but to no avail.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
Police also attempted to reach Strain’s phone but to no avail.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Like the Neighborhood Association, Indiana Landmarks has pushed for a meeting with existing church leadership, but to no avail, Dollase said.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
World & Nation States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them
March 1, 2024
A year before Aidan turned 22, the family started looking for day programs in their Highland Park community, to no avail.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The handful of police officers tried to quell the carnage to no avail.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Winter months: The district works with the state on a new plan to remove its deficit spending, to no avail.
—The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2024
The city and university negotiated until the end of last year to figure out if an adjacent building could be built for the studios but to no avail.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Warriors coach Steve Kerr challenged the call but to no avail.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
Police also attempted to reach Strain’s phone but to no avail.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Like the Neighborhood Association, Indiana Landmarks has pushed for a meeting with existing church leadership, but to no avail, Dollase said.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
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“To no avail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20no%20avail. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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