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But this mistaken though well-meant act had but brief success.
The brief success of the patriots at Heiliger Zee had been washed out in the blood-torrents of Jemmingen.
Egmont, in command of Mayenne's right wing, attacked sharply, but after a brief success was killed and his men repulsed.
Warwick's extraordinary brief success was but a flash in the pan.
His massed attack against Australian troops had a brief success.
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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to brief success, such as: bugbear, dud, fad, failure, misfire, and nine days' wonder.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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