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How do you use vainly in a sentence?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

He vainly acknowledged his ex-wife as he walked past her; he did not want his feelings to show for her.

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How would you use vainly in a sentence?

He vainly attempted to collect the papers blowing in the wind. The party vainly opposed the passage of the amendment.


How do you use the word vainly in a sentence?

(vainly can imply either futilely or for reasons of vanity) "We tried vainly to have the decision appealed." "She vainly wears her dark wig and fake eyelashes to school functions."


What is an example of a sentence using the word vainly?

Vain can have several meanings, so here are a couple of examples.He tried vainly to catch the bus, but ended up walking.She preened vainly in front of the mirror for hours.


What does vainley mean?

Vainly is the act of taking excessive pride in yourself or in the manner of which you do something. An example of this word used in a sentence is "He conducted himself very vainly when he accepted his award".


What is the adverb of the word vain?

The adverb of the word "vain" is vainly.An example sentence is: "she vainly checks her hair again".


When was Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs created?

Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs was created in 1995.


What is the adverb of vain?

vainly


What rhymes with vainly?

Painfully


Is vainly an abstract noun?

No, the word 'vainly' is the adverb form of the adjective vain.The abstract noun form of the adjective vain is vanity.


What rhymes with plainly?

Vainly, gainly, ungainly, mainly and humanely


What rhymes with mainly?

PlainlyVainlyInsanelyHumanelyUngainly


Read this line from Edgar Allan poes “the raven “ eagerly I wished the morrow;- vainly I had sought to borrow which of these poetic devices does Poe use here?

Rhyme