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in vain

be in vain VB

be shed or spilled in vain or with impunity VB

shed or spilled with impunity or in vain

shed or spill in vain or with impunity VB

shed or spill with impunity or in vain VB

Usage examples with in vain

shed or spill with impunity or in vain
أهْدَرَ دَمَهُ
shed or spill in vain or with impunity
هَدَرَ الدّمَ
shed or spilled with impunity or in vain
مَهْدُور دَم
be shed or spilled in vain or with impunity
هَدَرَ الدّمُ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The man called for help and emergency workers tried in vain to unstick the man.
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He returned in vain, crying pessimistically that they were solidly defeated and all going to die.
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Nor has this instruction been communicated in vain.
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The pioneers in photoelectricity failed to attain the goals they had hoped to reach, but their efforts were not in vain.
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That at least meant our expense account wasn't spent in vain.
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He leads a desperate battle against the koloss, in vain.
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The stillborn baby was delivered by emergency caesarean section as staff struggled in vain to resuscitate her.
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Defense requested the publicity of the hearing in vain.
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The locals said that they lodged umpteen complaints with the panchayat but in vain.
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All of these parliamentary tricks were in vain, however, as the gag rule resulted in each being summarily dismissed.
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