How to Use unsuccessful in a Sentence

unsuccessful

adjective

• His last novel was unsuccessful.
• The Sailors tried the same play twice in the fourth quarter but were unsuccessful.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
• The city has tried to foreclose on the mall, but it's been unsuccessful.
  — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2022
• The Suns challenged the call that was ruled unsuccessful.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
• Rescue crews in boats tried to reach the house but were unsuccessful.
  — Marissa Parra, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
• Efforts to trap the bear at that time were unsuccessful.
  — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
• Ripa tried to find the woman who gave her the note but was unsuccessful.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
• But boycotts against the rom-com have, so far, been unsuccessful.
  — Haley Strack, National Review, 26 Nov. 2023
• At the time of writing, attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
• Attempts by The Times to reach the teacher who quit — who had moved from Montana and was in her first year — were unsuccessful.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• But the group’s legal efforts to stop the center, which date to 2018, have been unsuccessful.
  — Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• Attempts to change the status quo have been scarce and unsuccessful.
  — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
• The Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in its statement Monday that the search for the grizzly who attacked was so far unsuccessful.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 July 2023
• An initial search for the jet was unsuccessful, Kozak says.
  — Kaila Nichols, CNN, 15 June 2024
• The $400 clue saw a valiant, yet unsuccessful, attempt made by one of the contestants.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
• Work on the Red Line also appears to have been even unsuccessful.
  — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• Jones was unsuccessful in his efforts to get the case dismissed.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
• Efforts to reach lawyers for the three were unsuccessful Thursday.
  — Ted Bunker, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
• The plan was to upgrade the water system, but the effort was unsuccessful.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2022
• Attempts to reach Taylor and Heiar, who was fired in March, were unsuccessful.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
• The officer tried to scare the dogs away to stop them attacking the woman, but was unsuccessful.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• Trump and his legal team then tried every avenue to stop the count but were unsuccessful each time.
  — CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
• The Post’s attempts to reach Jones for comment were unsuccessful.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• The homeowner told police that three men tried to break down his door but were unsuccessful and left.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
• Robinson at the time urged the council to issue a vote of no confidence in Platt, but was unsuccessful.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
• The assignment of boarding zones, meant to quell the crowd, has heretofore been unsuccessful due to a lack of enforcement on the part of the airlines.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
• Officers who arrived at the scene tried to make contact with the man but were unsuccessful.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• Attempts to reach Hue by phone this week were unsuccessful.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
• The 27-year-old previously ran an unsuccessful race for Congress in New Hampshire.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
• Riley's mother began to get worried, and phone records show that many of Riley's family members attempted to reach her but were unsuccessful.
  — Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024