Sentence examples for naught with from inspiring English sources

In recent months, his ambitions to remake the Republican Party with several Senate primary challenges have come to naught, with candidates falling short or dropping out.

Though they never came up with a name for them, an overwhelming number of Americans agree that the last 10 years were almost all for naught — with the exception of most major technological advances.

Thanks to another set of remarkable saves from Nick Rimando, however, that effort went for naught, with a now characteristic defensive breakdown allowing Ned Grabavoy to win the game in the 78th minute.

Unity Theatre, Sat to 13 Feb LG In 1613, Susanna Hall, daughter of William Shakespeare and wife of the respected Stratford upon Avon physician Dr John Hall, brought an action for slander against a neighbour, John (here Jack Lanee, who had publically accused her of having gonorrhoea and having "been naught" with a local haberdasher called Rafe Smith.

Nearly seven year of trying to coral 153 nations into agreeing on cutting trade-distorting tariffs under the rubric known as the Doha Round, have come to naught with Tuesday's collapse of the talks (See "After Doha").

Andrew Dudley was bethrothed to Margaret Clifford, a first cousin of Lady Jane Grey, in June 1553; yet his marriage plans came to naught with the accession of Mary I, and on 19 August 1553 he was condemned to death for his part in his brother's attempt to establish Lady Jane on the English throne.

The move comes to naught, though, with Dorado across to snuff out the danger.

For North Koreans and Cypriots the talking came to naught, But with Muammar Qaddafi it all proved much less fraught.

Appearance: A cylindrical tube of intestine stuffed with naught but pure evil.

So on he went to Tennessee, across the sky's broad back, With naught but sorrow for a seatmate.

In the near-term, though, the effort is probably for naught — at least with Republicans in power.