unsuccessful
adjective
un·suc·cess·ful
ˌən-sək-ˈses-fəl 
: not successful : not meeting with or producing success
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Examples of unsuccessful in a Sentence
His last novel was unsuccessful.
an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves
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His efforts to convince the Texas Railroad Commission that oversees that state’s oil industry to impose output caps for the first time in decades was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
The Journal Sentinel's attempts to interview the victim in the case were unsuccessful.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
The Journal Sentinel's attempts to interview the victim in the case were unsuccessful.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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“Unsuccessful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuccessful. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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unsuccessful
adjective
un·suc·cess·ful
ˌən(t)-sək-ˈses-fəl
: not successful : not having or producing success
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