How to Use unsuccessful in a Sentence
unsuccessful
adjective
- His last novel was unsuccessful.
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The Sailors tried the same play twice in the fourth quarter but were unsuccessful.
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Wright Wilson,
Detroit Free Press,
25 Mar. 2023
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The city has tried to foreclose on the mall, but it's been unsuccessful.
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Genevieve Redsten,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Dec. 2022
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The Suns challenged the call that was ruled unsuccessful.
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Duane Rankin,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Mar. 2023
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Rescue crews in boats tried to reach the house but were unsuccessful.
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Marissa Parra,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2024
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Efforts to trap the bear at that time were unsuccessful.
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CBS News,
9 Sep. 2023
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Ripa tried to find the woman who gave her the note but was unsuccessful.
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Stephanie Wenger,
Peoplemag,
31 Oct. 2022
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But boycotts against the rom-com have, so far, been unsuccessful.
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Haley Strack,
National Review,
26 Nov. 2023
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At the time of writing, attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
30 June 2023
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Attempts by The Times to reach the teacher who quit — who had moved from Montana and was in her first year — were unsuccessful.
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Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Aug. 2023
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But the group’s legal efforts to stop the center, which date to 2018, have been unsuccessful.
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Chicago Tribune,
4 Nov. 2022
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Attempts to change the status quo have been scarce and unsuccessful.
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Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
13 Dec. 2023
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The Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in its statement Monday that the search for the grizzly who attacked was so far unsuccessful.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
25 July 2023
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An initial search for the jet was unsuccessful, Kozak says.
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Kaila Nichols,
CNN,
15 June 2024
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The $400 clue saw a valiant, yet unsuccessful, attempt made by one of the contestants.
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Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2023
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Work on the Red Line also appears to have been even unsuccessful.
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Taylor Dolven,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Apr. 2023
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Jones was unsuccessful in his efforts to get the case dismissed.
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Hojun Choi,
Dallas News,
28 Mar. 2023
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Efforts to reach lawyers for the three were unsuccessful Thursday.
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Ted Bunker,
WSJ,
30 Nov. 2023
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The plan was to upgrade the water system, but the effort was unsuccessful.
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Jim Axelrod,
CBS News,
25 Oct. 2022
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Attempts to reach Taylor and Heiar, who was fired in March, were unsuccessful.
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Tom Schad,
USA TODAY,
19 Apr. 2023
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The officer tried to scare the dogs away to stop them attacking the woman, but was unsuccessful.
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Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
4 Dec. 2023
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Trump and his legal team then tried every avenue to stop the count but were unsuccessful each time.
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CNN,
13 Oct. 2022
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The Post’s attempts to reach Jones for comment were unsuccessful.
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Kim Bellware,
Washington Post,
17 Nov. 2023
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The homeowner told police that three men tried to break down his door but were unsuccessful and left.
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Bradford Betz,
Fox News,
28 Dec. 2023
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Robinson at the time urged the council to issue a vote of no confidence in Platt, but was unsuccessful.
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Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2024
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The assignment of boarding zones, meant to quell the crowd, has heretofore been unsuccessful due to a lack of enforcement on the part of the airlines.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Oct. 2024
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Officers who arrived at the scene tried to make contact with the man but were unsuccessful.
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Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Nov. 2023
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The actor was unsuccessful because the IDP had been removed.
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Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
23 Oct. 2023
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Momentum then seemed to stall, and Meta filed an unsuccessful motion to dismiss.
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Adriana Lee,
WWD,
4 Nov. 2024
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Plans to start a new watch company using his family name there were unsuccessful.
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Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2024
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