without success

phrase

: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully

He tried to repair the engine but without success.

Examples of without success in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last week, an anonymous source from a September Deutsche Bank investment conference told The Athletic that Glazer said Manchester United can be commercially powerful without success on the field. — Zahin Das, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026

The deal surprised and infuriated Netanyahu, who tried without success to scuttle the final nuclear agreement, which was signed in 2015. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

My wife has been undergoing treatment of various kinds for 30 years without success. — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Machado had attempted to re-enter Venezuela seven times over the past few months without success, according to her advisers. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for without success

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress