"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- She forced a frown, giving a halfhearted attempt to pull away from his embrace.
- After a first field goal kick missed, a flag gave Penn a second attempt which they converted.
- The next time she looked up, the countess gave her a nervous attempt at a reassuring smile.
- He gave me an attempt at a smile but fell against the door frame to keep himself standing.
- He gave her a miserable attempt at a smile.
- Nagano was then given a second attempt at the stage one.
- One of the latter was his own, of the end of which I shall give you a crude attempt at translation.
- In either case, the isolated player was brought back out and given an attempt to guess the puzzle.
- Hannah gave a wan attempt at a smile.
- She brushed a strand of pale hair out of her eyes, and gave Brianna a poor attempt at a smile.
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