Sentence examples of "vain" in English

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Her actions were in vain. Le sue azione furono vane.
All their efforts were in vain. Tutti i loro sforzi furono vani.
All my haste was in vain. Tutta la mia fretta era vana.
All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died. Tutti gli sforzi del dottore furono vani e l'uomo morì presto.
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death. Ma, conoscendo esattamente la tristezza e l'amore e la morte, e che sono delle vane immagini quando le si contempla dallo spazio calmo nel quale bisogna rinchiudersi, continuò a piangere, e a desiderare l'amore, e a temere la morte.
His efforts were in vain. I suoi sforzi furono invano.
I tried in vain to open it. Ho provato invano ad aprirlo.
They attempted in vain to bribe the witness. Hanno provato invano a corrompere il testimone.
He tried in vain to pull the wool over my eyes. Ha provato invano ad aprirmi gli occhi.
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