Sentence examples for vain tries from inspiring English sources
The LLDC occasionally, and largely in vain, tries to shift the focus to those areas of the Olympic Park where it believes praise is due for progress made.
War and thought, thus united in this infernal circle, which art bravely (though in vain) tries to conjure with the arrangement of the names.
In vain, I try to extol the wonders of putting your cross in the requisite box.
Blair, sensibly if probably in vain, is trying to win remission by good works in the Middle East.
As Jay DeMerit rushed in vain to try to catch up, the Ghanaian used yet more strength to thrash the ball over goalkeeper Tim Howard.
A police boat swerved in vain to try to keep the paparazzi away.
In vain Leicester tried to have the nearby episcopal see of St. Asaph transferred to Denbigh.
In vain did she try to skewer Johnson with barbs about careerism and integrity.
In vain the corporation tried to keep him, offering him a BBC2 chat show to add to his portfolio.
The vain, cheesecake chancellor tried a repeat performance last month, playing the anti-American card in two critical state elections.
In that effort, Mercedes tried in vain to market Maybach as a wholly separate brand.
