attempt

[əˈtempt]

Definition:
1. Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
2. The act of attacking.
3. Make an effort or attempt.
4. Enter upon an activity or enterprise.

Use 'attempt' in a sentence:

1. The attempt was doomed to failure.
2. I was forced to attempt a gallop.
3. She only did it in a misguided attempt to help.
4. She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him.
5. The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias.
6. In a misguided attempt to be funny, he manages only offensiveness.
7. In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
8. She made a pathetic attempt to smile.
9. The story was an attempt to smear the party leader.
10. They made no attempt to escape.
11. This appointment was an attempt to strengthen her hand in policy discussions.
12. They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment.
13. She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.
14. More than once, depression drove him to attempt suicide.
15. She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.
16. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
17. She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.
18. They were foiled in their attempt to smuggle the paintings.
19. She ignored his feeble attempt at humour.
20. An attempt was made to furl the headsail.
21. It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.
22. He didn't attempt to dissimulate or conceal his true feelings.
23. Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
24. The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.
25. Do not attempt to repair this yourself.
26. He could unravel a knot that others wouldn't even attempt.
27. Family control would prevent any hostile takeover or greenmail attempt.
28. He made a weak attempt to look cheerful.
29. Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
30. Someone has made an attempt on the President's life.
31. She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.
32. That wasn't bad for a first attempt.
33. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh.
34. She made a valiant attempt not to laugh.
35. Despite our attempts to break it, the lock would not yield.
36. Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help.
37. It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
38. All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.
39. I will attempt to answer all your questions.
40. Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
41. My attempt to fix it sent Lawrence into fits of laughter.
42. I passed my driving test at the first attempt.
43. An attempt was made to intertwine the amusing with the educational.
44. The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
45. I failed in my attempt to persuade her.
46. Attempts to find a solution have failed.
47. He made a genuine attempt to improve conditions.
48. The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.
49. Attempts are being made to solve the problem of waste disposal.
50. The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.
51. One region is attempting to buck the trend of economic decline.
52. Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.