Sentence examples for in a vain from inspiring English sources
Others went around spraying air freshener in a vain attempt to mask the stench.
In a vain effort to divert attention from their lapse, they rely on cute props.
The man flails about in a vain attempt to snare the spirited creature.
The angry crowd tore it apart in a vain search for drugs.
Children rooted through the mess in a vain search for any books that survived.
For several years, she has been returning in a vain quest for one just like it.
A young lady in blue fluttered excitedly in a vain attempt to stir someone to action.
For many years he embraced this idiosyncrasy in a vain attempt to celebrate his process.
As it unfolds we realize she had the lute stolen in a vain effort to conceal her past from Elis.
A decade after America invaded Iraq in a vain search for weapons of mass destruction, Mr Obama understandably wants proof.
"I've lost my lower register," he said, clearing his throat in a vain effort to regain his Tobacco Road pitch.
