attempt

Example Sentences

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"Her spontaneity, emotive restraint and quiet confidence stood out immediately. Her courage to move far from home and attempt something entirely new at this age won us over."

From BBC

BBC Sport looks at how things are shaping up as clubs attempt to avoid the dreaded drop into the Championship.

From BBC

"At the end, I had no choice but to attempt a trick I had never done before, so I went for it, but it didn't work," he said.

From Barron's

Durant, bottled up in a first half that saw him attempt just three shots, finished with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting.

From Barron's

There is no modest, wholesome attempt at going out on his own to make a life beyond what marital destiny provided.

From Salon