Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

They tried very hard to suppress the scandal, but failed to do so [but without success, but in vain].

The boy tried so hard, but the stone didn't budge an inch.

They combed the village for the lost child.

The boy attempted an escape, but failed.

They worked hard only to fail.

They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.

He reached out his hand for the knife, but it was too far away.

Tom spent fifteen minutes trying to pry open the drawer with a crowbar, but he couldn't get it opened.

As their ecology remains largely unknown, it's difficult to find them.

The dying man made an effort to say something, but could not.

I searched for my lost wallet all over the place, but I couldn't find it.

John tried in vain to solve the problem.

They all went in search of the buried treasure.

Tom tried to hide the evidence, but it was too late.

The autocrat strove in vain to deal with the awkward situation.

They searched the woods for the missing child.

The autocrat strove in vain to deal with the situation.

Someone's lost and someone's found.

He tried hard, yet he could not succeed.

She made an effort at joking but it fell quite flat.

I looked everywhere, but couldn't find it.

He tried to solve the problem, but had no luck.

quest for buried treasure

I have hunted up and down, but I can not find a suitable person.

The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.

The explorers discovered a skeleton in cave.

He tried in vain to lift up the stone.

I tried in vain to catch him out.

I tried to get him to show what his true nature was, but I couldn't.

I tried to reveal him for what he really was, but it was impossible.