Sentence examples for a vain undertaking from inspiring English sources

This was a vain undertaking.

As in her earlier work, awkward political issues bristle at the edges, such as the black families who have achieved some success finding themselves at odds with the resentful Latino families undertaking a vain search for the same advantages – and Jay, increasingly out of his depth in a powder keg situation, remains a satisfyingly conflicted character.

A vain hope.

That's a vain hope.

This was a vain hope.

It may be a vain hope.

It was a vain hope.

"I'm a vain person.

That, alas, seems a vain hope.

But tell me, is this truth, or a vain rumour?

"And Jeremy is a vain man".