Sentence examples for largely in vain from inspiring English sources
He tries to smile, largely in vain.
Attempts to rent it have been largely in vain.
"You are twisting words!" Lehair exclaims, largely in vain.
I fear this is a battle Mr. Yeager is waging largely in vain.
The Dutch have been trying, largely in vain, to tighten the rules.
As home secretary, Mrs May promised to assert such control, largely in vain.
Mostly in vain, it seems.
The Japanese government is already concerned about the rise in the yen in recent months, and the authorities have intervened in the foreign-exchange market more than once in largely vain attempts to curb the yen's appreciation.
A distressed mother, already wounded by a divorce, was largely ignored by society as she struggled in vain to defend her daughter.
This has led to bitter feelings among many black producers, writers and actors, who say they are often asked to make their shows less overtly black in a largely vain effort to attract white viewers.
The visitors, however, were largely restricted to shots from distance and two half-hearted penalty appeals for handball as they tried in vain to reduce the deficit.
