attempt
IPA: ʌtˈɛmpt
noun
- The action of trying at something.
- An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
verb
- To try.
- (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
- (archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
- (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
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Examples of "attempt" in Sentences
- Brooks also spots the a sly dig from the LDS press office -- the use of the word "attempt."
- The Fed assisted with its short term attempt to spur the economy with Quantitative Easing 2 QE2, buying $600 billion.
- Here the attempt is at regulating a contract with, at most, intrastate implications (since the exchange pools are intrastate only).
- Sometimes the attempt is the path, and becoming too concerned with end results can mar the pleasure of the journey; indeed, it can mar the work itself.
- A twinge in his right wrist gave him a little scare here but he says he will be ready to go tomorrow, when he begins his title attempt against American Michael Russell.
- It wasn't the most graceful landing, but Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar beat the tag attempt by Tigers third baseman Don Kelly on a two-run triple in the sixth inning of Saturday night's game.
- By shutting down all discussion, those who use the term attempt to creat a Mannichean divide that actually lessens the chance that those they are discussing things with will be likely to hear, understansd, and possibly accept theirviews.
- By shutting down all discussion, those who use the term attempt to create a Mannichean divide that actually lessens the chance that those they are discussing things with will be likely to hear, understand, and possibly accept theirviews.
- He was unhappily deceived in his attempt, which certainly would have been confidered as an a£t of conlum* mate bravery, had it been fuppofed, within the bounds o£ poiTibility, for fortune to have favoured his attempt* That not being the cafe, thole who would have rejoiced in the former iniiance When beftowing on him that tribute of applaufe juftly due to a gallant a£t, were compelled to be content with the fileni tear of compaflSon for the unhappjr fate of a raih and defperate man.
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