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unsuccessfully

  • a word derived from unsuccessful.
    unsuccessful
    adjective
    not achieving or not attended with success.

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In 2007, Drake unsuccessfully attempted to look for the home while he was visiting Los Angeles.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

He unsuccessfully stood on a joint ticket with fellow MP Ellie Chowns in 2025, with the pair losing to Polanski in the leadership contest.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Forced out for the last time, Batista flew to Jacksonville and unsuccessfully requested asylum in the U.S.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Britain’s Channel Four network found one man who’d been trying, unsuccessfully, to get himself off PIP for three years, saying he was no longer depressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

He shook his head, trying unsuccessfully to clear it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss