How to Use to no avail in a Sentence

to no avail

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• But the effort was to no avail.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
• The woman poked around, to no avail.
  — H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• Jones said that the team has tried to work some trades to no avail.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
• Robles tried to get out of the way but to no avail.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• Democrats shouted at the chair to close the vote, to no avail.
  — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2026
• The crews searched for the brothers for two to three hours to no avail.
  — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
• His teammates joked with him and pushed him as the game wound down to no avail.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2025
• Bedard tried his best to lift the offense, but to no avail.
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
• The judge tried to clear this up during the hearing to no avail.
  — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Mar. 2025
• Mingione spent years on the problem, to no avail.
  — Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
• Neighbors searched the area late into the night, to no avail.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
• Rashid reintroduced one of those bills this spring, to no avail.
  — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
• Loyola called timeout, to no avail.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
• Streep tried to comfort her by putting her hand on her shoulder, but to no avail.
  — Carita Rizzo, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
• In the book, Millie tries to seduce him, to no avail.
  — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
• Many in her comment section tried to guess his costume to no avail.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
• Local leaders have pleaded for a fix, but to no avail.
  — Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
• The Mets‘ top overall prospect tried to rehab the wrist to no avail.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
• The neighbor attempted to bang pots and pans to ward off the cub to no avail.
  — Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
• The surfers eventually got her to the beach and tried to save her to no avail.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
• After not finding her there, Joel looked around the house to no avail.
  — Devoun Cetoute Miami Herald (tns), al, 7 July 2023
• Heavy machinery could be seen digging through the area, but to no avail.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• The land changed hands as developers pitched grand ideas to no avail.
  — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
• Nichols tried repeatedly to call him back to no avail, charges state.
  — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
• The Hawks had multiple chances in the third to tie the game, but to no avail.
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
• Pegula won 15, but to no avail.
  — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
• Teams have swept the area with thermal cameras to check for any more survivors, to no avail.
  — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
• Some of the Chiefs appeared to make a case for a penalty on the field, but to no avail.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
• Warriors coach Steve Kerr challenged the call but to no avail.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2024
• Ohtani pointed at Gibson and appealed for a strike but to no avail.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025