attempt
verb (used with object)
to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek.
attempts
Example Sentences
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In the summer, Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said that there were "too many reviews", which had led to attempts to play for or earn video decisions.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Wes Streeting warned the country hasn’t seen such a range of threats in decades, from Russian sabotage attempts to hacking attacks to flooding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Previous attempts to explain why matter prevailed over antimatter generally left out the decoupled heavy neutrino.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
That moment is exactly why rights holders have a duty to push back against any attempts for AI companies to pretend their chatbots are included in the old chestnut that “great artists steal.”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Isobel sits in a rarely occupied armchair in the corner of Marco’s flat, a rainbow of silk ribbon twisted around her fingers as she attempts in vain to form it into a single elaborate braid.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
