attempt

Example Sentences

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This appeared to be an attempt by the ships to avoid being targeted by Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

And at this weekend’s Final Four, Hurley will attempt to do something that no program has managed since the heyday of John Wooden’s UCLA: Win three championships in four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I take a few deep breaths, a pointless attempt to slow my thudding heart, as Camille leads me to the parking lot.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller