attempt

Example Sentences

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“They were attempting to take my livelihood and automate it,” she told me.

From Los Angeles Times

The second act focuses on Maria’s attempt to bring some order to her life.

From Los Angeles Times

Plaintiff’s attorneys say the legislative push is an attempt to clean up their profession’s image.

From Los Angeles Times

It was judged on a 3:2 vote that Ramsey's "left foot appears to slip as he goes past the keeper" and that it "wasn't an attempt to deceive the referee".

From BBC

The documentary itself underlines just how varied the Ultras scene is - so broad, in fact, that any single attempt to define it is destined to fall short.

From BBC