attempt

a valiant attempt that failed.

a fierce attempt to escape.

an attempt to conclude a ceasefire.

an attempt to defuse dispute.

an attempt to fathom the ocean.

a forlorn attempt to escape.

a manful attempt to smile.

an attempt to nobble the jury.

not a single attempt was made.

an attempt to outflank the opposition.

an attempt on someone's life.

an attempt to recapture the past.

an attempt to bust the union.

They made an attempt on a fortress.

an attempt to defang the opposition.

The attempt is morally bound to fail.

an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident.

a bold attempt to solve the crisis.

He gave up the attempt in despair.

He made an earnest attempt to persuade her.

There has been an attempt to assassinate me.

Local leaders say they have been fighting periodic eviction attempts ever since.

This is not the first attempt to infiltrate my labs.

Michaelis made a clumsy attempt to distract him.

But cleanups have been attempted in the past.

Now, this is not an attempt to write a coherent paper.

Hmm ... well, it was my first attempt!

He died in a failed rescue attempt.