"prove" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- If their investigation proved fruitless, they were to be allowed to return to California.
- They'd tried to get her out, but the attempts had proven fruitless.
- There were contacts in 1972 and 1975, which proved fruitless.
- Efforts in earlier years to raise money from the City had proved fruitless.
- Because Andrew didn't know any effort he made would prove fruitless.
- Talks were held with the Government over the weekend, but they proved fruitless.
- But this effort proved fruitless after the college professor died of a heart attack a few days later.
- But when the search proved fruitless, the district decided to tell the students.
- Efforts to work through these concerns in 1940 and 1941 proved fruitless.
- I agree with you that the period of reflection is likely to prove fruitless.
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