bring to naught
Example Sentences
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So Providence moves on in his mysterious power to bring to naught the grandeur and power of rebellious nations—rebellious to those mighty moral laws which are as inexorable as the laws of nature.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
For pestilence and famine make people good and rich; but war and wicked rulers bring to naught everything that has to do with temporal and eternal possessions.
From A Treatise on Good Works by Luther, Martin
Say, He shall vindicate the Cause through the potency of His command and shall bring to naught all perversion of truth by virtue of His behest.
From Selections From the Writings of the Báb by Báb
For pestilence and famine make people good and rich; but war and wicked rulers bring to naught everything that has to do with temporal and eternal.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Luther, Martin
But here at least, by dint of thought, I feel that I can bring to naught The rise in H2O.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 11, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
