Unavailing
in example sentence
The governor again bade him beware of what he was doing, as the licentiate was beyond a doubt still mad; but all his cautions and warnings were
unavailing
to dissuade the chaplain from taking him away.
More example sentences with word unavailing
He struggled violently, but whoever had got hold of him seemed to be a perfect Hercules in strength, and all his efforts to escape were
unavailing.
Here was a gorgeous triumph; they were missed; they were mourned; hearts were breaking on their account; tears were being shed; accusing memories of unkindness to these poor lost lads were rising up, and
unavailing
regrets and remorse were being indulged; and best of all, the departed were the talk of the whole town, and the envy of all the boys, as far as this dazzling notoriety was concerned.
He sat down by her and put his arms around her; she buried her face in his bosom, she clung to him, she poured out her terrors, her
unavailing
regrets, and the far echoes turned them all to jeering laughter.
But laying aside these useless and
unavailing
reflections, let us take up the broken thread of my unhappy story.
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