Example Sentences

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Still, Chelsea are attempting to wean themselves off chaos and into the stability seen at Arsenal or previously at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Some of the world's biggest and most powerful brands are attempting to be more cute and cuddly.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

For now, Western nations are attempting to tamp down prices with record drawdowns from their oil stockpiles, including a projected 172-million-barrel release that would take the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

This effort comes at a competitive time in the music industry, when labels are attempting to harness AI tools and internet virality to their advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

It is too solid and unequivocal a term to be used as a euphemism and this seems to be what we are attempting.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas