attempt
verb (used with object)
to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek.
am attempting
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present progressiveof attempt (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am attempting to go back to try to raise pressure and attention around his case," added Khawaja, who normally lives in Denmark.
From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023
Morey said on a radio show July 18 that Harden “does prefer to be somewhere else. I do have a long relationship with him, and I am attempting to honor that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
I am attempting to keep my middle school art students curious by being completely vulnerable with them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
But, like all work-at-home parents right now, I am attempting the balancing act of maintaining their schedules, promoting their educational development, getting my work done, and, you know, paying attention to them.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2020
“Please! I am attempting to read a letter.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
