'attempt' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'attempt' with 20 example sentences.
- attempt noun
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: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
: the act of attacking
- attempt verb
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: make an effort or attempt
: enter upon an activity or enterprise
I've attempted suicide twice.
History is a story that attempts to be true.
His attempt to escape was successful.
She attempted to kill herself.
She attempted to persuade her father.
The rebels attempted to seize power.
Are you attempting to bribe me?
He is too much of a coward to attempt it.
His attempt ended in failure.
This has never been attempted before.
They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.
I made no attempt to make friends with her.
Don't attempt to do this by yourself.
They're attempting to contact her.
Dan attempted to destroy evidence.
They attempted to break through the enemy line.
You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.
I attempted to solve the problem.
He failed in the attempt to sail across the Pacific Ocean.
There was an attempt on the president's life.