attempt

Example Sentences

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Both Sinner and Alcaraz continue to elevate their games in an attempt to outstrip the other, while the rest of the ATP Tour lags way behind.

From BBC

The tools -- prompted in four languages -- not only misidentified authentic text as AI-generated but also attempted to monetize those errors.

From Barron's

That review attempted to address concerns around transparency, notably by requiring the Governor to hold a press conference after each rate decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recent attempted targets have included a Polish nuclear research center, an airport in Kuwait, and American medical equipment company Stryker.

From Barron's

Jewson’s film is thankfully scrubbed of satanic panic, but still focuses on a damsel — or, in this case, damsels — in distress, attempting to escape the bizarre, clandestine ritual they’ve found themselves at the center of.

From Salon