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 Qatari government purchased the plane in 2012, and had been trying to sell it for several years without success.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Among the newly unredacted claims, Vaughn Henry alleged that Adams Kellum tried without success to delete two emails sent to her by Mayor Karen Bass.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Time is certainly up for Jorginho, but Arsenal have been holding talks with Partey without success.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Police called for the public’s help in the search and had used drones, its marine unit, canine units with the Chicago Ridge Police Department and helicopter assistance from Chicago police in the search, initially without success.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 May 2025
Among the newly unredacted claims, Vaughn Henry alleged that Adams Kellum tried without success to delete two emails sent to her by Mayor Karen Bass.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Time is certainly up for Jorginho, but Arsenal have been holding talks with Partey without success.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Police called for the public’s help in the search and had used drones, its marine unit, canine units with the Chicago Ridge Police Department and helicopter assistance from Chicago police in the search, initially without success.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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“Without success.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20success. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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