Sentence examples for vain at from inspiring English sources

What act have you searched for in vain at iTunes?

Seek for him in vain at your local literary festival, or on the shortlist of literary prizes.

Really, people, have I written all these years in vain?" At that moment, Detective Oakwood opened the door.

After conducting "In Vain" at the Miller Theater, Mr. Galante said, he felt as if he had "gotten the wind knocked out" of him.

The actors happily failed to live up to the stereotypes as shallow, self-interested and vain, at least no more so than politicians, maybe even less so.

And I can quite understand this Finnish music of Sibelius knocking in vain at the gate of many normal English ears.

"As I stand here again, a year on, after yet another Friday morning meeting in Downing Street to rally the beleaguered troops – I venture to suggest that never have so many bacon rolls died in vain – looking at Conservative members, or at least what is left of them, gathered to talk about their favourite subject of Europe, I have to say that I feel a certain sense of deja vu.

I remember the night I belted out my special "You're So Vain" version at a gay bar, which included yelling profanity at the ghost of that same cheating ex-boyfriend in between verses.

There's no eye rolling nor dancefloor exodus as the recognizable first few deep bass notes of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" play at Dame, an all women and non-binary DJ event held at Vancouver's Red Gate Art Society.

He said he had paid -- in vain -- at least $15 over the last six months to local officials to help repair it.

"It's a vain gesture at this point," Mr. Ross said.