attempt
Example Sentences
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Attempt to remove his ego from the experience, as if he was now handing the music over to you?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Attempt to buy literally anything online without wading through bot-addled marketplaces full of garbage.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Appeared in the November 25, 2025, print edition as 'Another Attempt at Peace in Ukraine'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
On July 15, on Launch Attempt Number 6, Endeavour roared to the sky.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022
Nay, sweet Benoolio, let us sway thy Thoughts from this Attempt against the Conjurer.
From The Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Made into a Farce by Mountfort, William
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