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Definition of the day : « vainly »

  • adv in vain
Example sentences :
  • "But I'm not miserable, my dear Viviette," said poor Dick, vainly forcing a smile.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Perhaps here she found the repose hitherto so vainly sought.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "My place is by the flag," cried Alleyne, vainly struggling to break from the other's hold.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He was vainly entreated not to expose himself to the infection.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • The chair was placed, and Miss Lucindy essayed to climb, but vainly.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • The doctors had vainly tried every remedy, iodine, blistering, and cauterising.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Pierre vainly sought a falsehood, and all his composure fled.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • But slumber would not come; for hours and hours he vainly sought it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • But Isy too must share in the disappointment of that vainly shining Sunday morning!
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • Felicite, who remained in the drawing-room, vainly tried to catch what they were saying.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola