without success
idiom
: without achieving what one tried to do : unsuccessfully
He tried to repair the engine but without success.
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Read filed several appeals to state and federal courts to get the charges dropped, without success.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
As sites of vulnerability, and as zones where human knowledge and perception might strive to define and control without success, the flanks of Baer’s paintings were sites of political critique.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
National efforts have also been introduced without success so far.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
As sites of vulnerability, and as zones where human knowledge and perception might strive to define and control without success, the flanks of Baer’s paintings were sites of political critique.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
National efforts have also been introduced without success so far.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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