unsuccessfully

[US]/'ʌnsək'sesfuli/
[UK]/ˌ ʌnsəkˈs ɛsfəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. without achieving success; in a failed manner

Phrases & Collocations

unsuccessfully attempted

Example Sentences

She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections.

I tried unsuccessfully to talk to him.

unsuccessfully tried to keep up with his associates.

tried unsuccessfully to palliate the widespread discontent.

She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.

He tried unsuccessfully to convince his boss to give him a raise.

She attempted unsuccessfully to open the locked door.

They struggled unsuccessfully to find a solution to the problem.

The company tried unsuccessfully to launch a new product in the market.

She searched unsuccessfully for her lost keys for hours.

The students tried unsuccessfully to solve the difficult math problem.

The rescue team searched unsuccessfully for the missing hikers in the dense forest.

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