brief attempt
Example Sentences
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It was the last time, despite Campbell's brief attempt, that Celtic and Rangers stars played in the same team.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
There was a brief attempt by Alston supporters to keep the chair, but it became moot.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2022
He made a brief attempt at screenwriting in Hollywood — he is one of several credited writers of “Easy Money,” a 1983 Rodney Dangerfield comedy — before returning East and becoming a sought-after magazine writer.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
There was a brief attempt, in the 1960s during the second Vatican council, at reevaluation – and then slam!
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2018
Mrs. Ross made one more brief attempt to recapture him, but Michael put her off with the most superficial gossip of school-life, and she did not try again.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie
