naught
Example Sentences
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He said she would reach a "compromise" with Labour MPs but added: "It might all be for naught if we don't get out of the European Convention on Human Rights."
From BBC
To add fuel to the barbecue, the deal with Argentina may be all for naught.
From Salon
The prayers are not for naught, Dolly Parton told fans on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times
Otherwise, all of the dinosaur danger is for naught.
From Salon
But it was all for naught: On Thursday, Tamaulipas prosecutors confirmed that authorities had discovered the bodies of the five at an unspecified site in Reynosa.
From Los Angeles Times
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