vainly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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vainly
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Keen on pursuing an acting career, he was vainly searching for acting offers for four years.
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In contrast, the hostile army, drawn up in battle formation, vainly attempted to defend its homeland.
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Four curmudgeonly husbands vainly attempt to keep their women in order.
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In all his recent appearances, he vainly tries to make contact with female superheroes.
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He tried vainly and repeatedly elected in the next elections from 1904 until 1910.
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He vainly advertised in newspapers and toured villages in his quest for a girl prepared to break social shackles and appear before a camera.
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He attacks her as she vainly attempts to fight him off.
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While he vainly tries to maintain an outer shell of respectability, his mental and physical decay are recounted in detail.
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After vainly endeavouring to dispose of his museum collection entire, he sold it off piecemeal.
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The prisoners vainly attempted to bribe their captors.
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