without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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The Houthis also launched attacks targeting U.S. warships without success.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Houthis also launched attacks targeting American warships without success.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
The couple reached a year of trying to get pregnant without success on the Thursday, April 17 episode of Teen Mom: Next Chapter.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Both sides have been speaking to mediators about restoring the truce — so far without success.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Houthis also launched attacks targeting American warships without success.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
The couple reached a year of trying to get pregnant without success on the Thursday, April 17 episode of Teen Mom: Next Chapter.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Both sides have been speaking to mediators about restoring the truce — so far without success.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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 4 May. 2025.
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