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en vain
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of en vain in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of en vain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of en vain in a Sentence
It is a kind of policy in these days to prefix a fantastical title to a book which is to be sold; for as larks come down to a day-net, many vain readers will tarry and stand gazing, like silly passengers, at an antic picture in a painter?s shop that will not look at a judicious piece.
I've never been to a beauty shop and I've never been vain.
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, 1847:
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
Death is not the worst rather, in vain To wish for death, and not to compass it.
Kurt Vonnegut, "Cold Turkey", In These Times, May 10, 2004:
One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.
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