attempt

Example Sentences

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It took South Koreans less than six hours to thwart the insurrection attempt that put him there.

From BBC

Before today, Slot had failed to beat Forest in any of his previous three attempts as Liverpool boss.

From BBC

Mac Allister had a goal ruled out when the ball came off his arm as he charged down Ola Aina's attempted clearance.

From Barron's

Initially, the Red Sox attempted to avoid blame in its original statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Colombo was where Brook stood in front of his team-mates in late January and apologised for his late-night antics in Wellington and the subsequent fallout – an attempt to draw a line under the Ashes defeat.

From BBC