Examples of 'searched in vain' in a sentence

Meaning of "searched in vain"

Searched in vain: To look for something thoroughly and unsuccessfully

How to use "searched in vain" in a sentence

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searched in vain
I have searched in vain for something to replace it.
You were so troubled as I searched in vain for that photo.
He searched in vain for almost sixty years.
His companions later searched in vain for his body.
I searched in vain for sarcasm or a joke.
His slaves searched in vain.
I searched in vain for the article.
Just back from Cairo where I searched in vain for the legendary purple rose.
I searched in vain for my good side.
When I met Miss du Tillais who searched in vain for her mistress.
We have searched in vain for ways to compensate you.
For a year and a half, he searched in vain.
Rescuers searched in vain for others.
The house, and garden were both searched in vain.
I have searched in vain for his death certificate.

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For centuries, astronomers have searched in vain to solve this mystery.
I searched in vain for him.
Despite extensive follow-up eforts, astronomers until now have searched in vain for repeat bursts.
We searched in vain for wild camels but saw a gazelle.
For decades, archaeologists had searched in vain for written evidence of David.
I searched in vain for years.
Teaching courses on human relations, Carnegie searched in vain for a working handbook on the subject.
I searched in vain for one.
Browsing through numerous tweets and email blogs, I searched in vain for a minimum of argumentation.
I searched in vain for answers.
Wherever the Bible has not gone, men have searched in vain for the true God.
I have searched in vain so far.
Meanwhile, the CIA and other intelligence agencies frantically searched in vain for his hiding place.
But he searched in vain.
I searched for my heart 's love, and I searched in vain.
For days we had searched in vain for a suitable opening to surface in.
I have been searching for it for 10 years and I searched in vain.
Many people have searched in vain for this mysterious treasure.
For two weeks, Penny Blackwell, a resident of Massachusetts, searched in vain for her two dogs.
He searched in vain to find it.
For 37 years we have searched in vain.
I searched in vain in heaven and hell for an explanation of a double mystery.
For many years, archaeologists searched in vain for the cisterns mentioned by Rab-Shakeh.
I searched in vain for a door or some sort of drop-down staircase.
For years I have searched in vain to show me the route to known land.
And searched in vain for a woman. Then my hero studied, became a correspondent, traveled the world.
For decades, historians have searched in vain for any official Soviet documents referring to Wallenberg.
You searched in vain for the one who helped him get away.
For long, men have searched in vain for the key to this yearned-for harmony.
I have searched in vain to find him on the Internet.
And I searched in vain for someone who could understand it.
Or searched in vain for a contact email address?
I have searched in vain for a historic figure more complete than Jesus, the Christ.
Freya searched in vain for him, and wept tears of gold in his absence . [ 1 ].

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