attempt
Example Sentences
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It said it makes several attempts to get the necessary information from shippers and consumers to clear shipments.
Based on what prosecutors submitted, there was not enough to "establish that there was an attempt to frame the incident as a defection to North Korea", the court determined.
From Barron's
"You see videos of people attempting these things. It's easy to think that you can do that when you're in the comfort of your own home," he said.
From BBC
The chief executive of the recently formed company that makes it, Gatlin Robotics, followed behind the robot as it attempted to scrub a brick wall.
The line wrapped around the block; inside, prospective tenants were attempting to bribe the landlord.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
