attempt

Example Sentences

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A reply email states that attempts were made to contact those listed, reaching out to individuals in New York, Florida, Ohio and Massachusetts.

From Salon

French forces captured the city in 1830, on their third attempt, and removed the cannon - which is now in the port city of Brest in north-western France.

From BBC

Because of this belief, most scientific efforts have focused on preventing the disease or slowing its progression, rather than attempting to restore lost brain function.

From Science Daily

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for attempting a coup, was temporarily released Wednesday to undergo surgery in the capital Brasilia, a source at the clinic told AFP.

From Barron's

Yet here’s an attempt at just that—a packaging of the bigger themes of this first year, and an evaluation of the highs, the lows and the yet-to-be-determined.

From The Wall Street Journal