without success

idiom

: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.

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Many screenwriters and directors had come and gone from the project, without success. Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025 The Senate has voted seven times without success to pass a House Republican bill to temporarily reopen the government until November 21. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Following her departure from the New York Times in 2020, Weiss sought out a market for her television skills without success. Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025 For years, politicians have proposed using county sales and gas taxes along with business licensing fees to fund mass transit, without success. Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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