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01. He was killed while [attempting] to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon.
02. Sony Corp. has begun an aggressive new marketing campaign in an [attempt] to become the number one seller of VCRs in North America.
03. The youth made an [attempt] to climb out the window while the teacher wasn't looking, but was caught.
04. BBC television has learned that an [attempt] has just been made on the life of the prime pinister.
05. You have to at least make an [attempt] even if you think you won't be successful.
06. Bailey is making an [attempt] on his own world record.
07. The [attempted] coup in Sierra Leone has been thwarted by government forces.
08. Joseph Heller once wrote, "He had decided to live forever or die in the [attempt]."
09. A young girl drowned while [attempting] to save her little brother, who had fallen into the river.
10. He was charged with [attempted] murder after shooting a man during a bank robbery.
11. The American military [attempted] to train bats to carry small bombs during the Second World War.
12. If you [attempted] to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second, it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
13. Studies show that it takes an average of five [attempts] for an adult to successfully quit smoking.
14. Mountain climbers from many countries come to Argentina to [attempt] to climb the Andes.
15. On October 7, 1991, the presidential palace in Croatia's capital city of Zagreb was hit by rockets, in an assassination [attempt] on the President.
16. A Dutch proverb notes that he who [attempts] too much seldom succeeds.
17. In November of 1872, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for [attempting] to vote in an American presidential election.
18. In 866, after several [attempts], the Vikings captured the city which is known today as York.
19. Early [attempts] to teach chimpanzees to speak were unsuccessful because the animals lack the necessary vocal equipment.
20. In order to understand our earth and the processes which operate upon it, one must [attempt] to comprehend time spans of millions of years.
21. I have [attempted] to contact him, but he hasn't returned my calls.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • attempt — at·tempt n: the crime of having the intent to commit and taking action in an effort to commit a crime that fails or is prevented – called also criminal attempt; see also impossibility ◇ There is no settled answer to how close to completing a… …   Law dictionary

  • attempt — vb Attempt, try, endeavor, essay, strive, struggle as verbs mean to make an effort to do something that may or may not be successful and as nouns (the single exception in form being striving) mean the effort made to accomplish such an end.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Attempt — At*tempt , n. A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort. [1913 Webster] By his blindness maimed for high attempts. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Attempt — At*tempt (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad + tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to stretch. See {Tempt},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Attempt — At*tempt , v. i. To make an attempt; with upon. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • attempt — [n] try, effort all one’s got*, attack, bid*, crack*, dry run*, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header*, lick*, one’s all, one’s darnedest*, one’s level best*, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking,… …   New thesaurus

  • attempt — [ə tempt′] vt. [ME attempten < OFr attempter < L attemptare, to try, solicit < ad , to + temptare, to try: see TEMPT] 1. to make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor 2. Archaic to tempt n. 1. a try 2. an attack, as on a person …   English World dictionary

  • attempt — ► VERB ▪ make an effort to achieve or complete (something). ► NOUN ▪ an act of attempting. ORIGIN Latin attemptare, from temptare to tempt …   English terms dictionary

  • attempt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ successful ▪ abortive, botched, failed, fruitless, futile, ill fated, misguided, unsuccessful …   Collocations dictionary

  • Attempt — This article is about the crime of attempt. For other uses, see wikt:attempt …   Wikipedia

  • attempt — I n. 1) to make an attempt 2) to foil, thwart an attempt 3) an abortive, fruitless, futile, vain; all out, concerted, last ditch; bold, brazen, daring; crude; deliberate; feeble, halfhearted, weak; first; premature; successful attempt; repeated… …   Combinatory dictionary

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