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Synonyms for unavailing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-uh-vey-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn əˈveɪ lɪŋ

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Définition of unavailing

Origin :
  • 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + availing. Also see unavailable.
  • adj futile
Example sentences :
  • The Germans who sought refuge in their dugouts found them unavailing.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • For a long time his efforts were unavailing; the task seemed hopeless.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Regrets, unavailing regrets, are the poorest companions possible.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She put up her hands in mute protest, but the protest was unavailing.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He had made many efforts to escape, but all had been unavailing.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The latter then resorted to artifice, seeing that force was unavailing.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 » by Various
  • All attempts of Mary Dodge to hear from her husband while he was in prison were unavailing.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • But his efforts were unavailing; Kepler would not leave his own country.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • He lifted up his voice in loud appeals, but they were unavailing.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
  • It was unavailing and he had to drop back, hanging below the slender bar.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Motor-boat » by Victor Appleton
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