attempt
verb (used with object)
to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek.
attempting
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present participleof attempt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Instead of attempting to identify and measure one galaxy at a time, astronomers detect the combined radio glow produced by hydrogen in large numbers of galaxies that cannot be individually resolved.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Navy vessels — and eight oil tankers it claimed were attempting to pass through a “prohibited and unsafe” part of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The way they do everything, of course, as evidenced by the siblings’ meeting in their mother’s garage, attempting to resolve their seemingly irreconcilable differences about their mother’s fate and their parts in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The report said employees had been attempting to climb the rankings by setting AI needless tasks.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He gripped his trident loosely in his right hand and stretched his left hand out like he was blessing Leo, or possibly attempting to levitate him.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
