attempt
verb (used with object)
to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek.
attempted
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past participleof attempt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof attempt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
attemptverb (used with object)to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek.
Example Sentences
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Panettiere had to face more difficulties than most in her 36 years, and attempted to process them by writing her book, which was published in May.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“We have always acted in good faith, and insinuations that we have in any way attempted to circumvent our obligations is simply false,” a spokesman for TWG Global, Walter’s conglomerate, said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department dispatched a team of specialized crisis negotiators who attempted to negotiate his surrender, but the man refused to exit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Since the protests, authorities have attempted to appease the nation's youth, with the parliament hiking penalties for leaking exam papers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
World War I inspired a flood of poems, novels, memoirs, songs, plays, and films that attempted to capture the horrors of modern warfare and the anguish and grief that follow in its wake.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
