How to Use make an attempt in a Sentence

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• No one will make an attempt to deface a sign this evening.
  — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2022
• Not much pass rush, but Drue Tranquill did take it on his own to make an attempt.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2021
• The police report states that Moreno didn't make an attempt to rescue the 3-year-old and didn't call 911.
  — Fox News, 22 Sep. 2022
• About one-third of people who think about suicide will make an attempt, says Dr. Nock.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
• The family alleges the driver did not appear to make an attempt to slow down and sped away from the scene, CAIR said in a statement.
  — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2021
• But when will these other stars burn bright enough to make an attempt at Wakandan glory?
  — Washington Post, 29 May 2021
• Here are how the locals did in in the Division II districts to make an attempt at getting to Canton.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2023
• In other words, hear, understand and make an attempt to do better next time.
  — Michele Barnwell, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2020
• Compete in the Chicago slam poetry contest Louder Than a Bomb, and at least make an attempt to come to class.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2021
• Fatboy Floatzac to lay flat, or make an attempt to prop a passenger upright when it’s attached.
  — Sunset Magazine, 14 June 2022
• Managers must make an attempt to acknowledge the achievements and victories of their staff.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
• In a test of how quickly field goal kickers can make an attempt under pressure, Garibay failed to convert.
  — Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2022
• Holly Bradshaw of Great Britain, who took the bronze in Tokyo, was registered to compete but did not make an attempt in the preliminaries.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2022
• Most people who live with a mental illness do not go on to die by suicide, and most people who experience suicidal thoughts do not make an attempt.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022
• Simmons’ open-court vision and athleticism makes his potential enticing, but he’s turned into a shell of a basketball player, scared to shoot or even make an attempt at getting to the rim.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 21 June 2021
• What’s more,data collected from survivors of suicide attempts indicate that almost half of those who do make an attempt considered it for less than 20 minutes.
  — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024