"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He had just finished tying Scottie when he threw himself at my legs in an attempt to bring me down.
- Labour threw billions at public sector workers in an attempt to buy their allegiance.
- Employees used nets and threw food at Tilikum in an attempt to distract him.
- Jack attempts to throw Jake curves in an attempt to see a ball drop.
- High on a dominating first half, they chose to throw the ball in an attempt to put the game away before halftime.
- Many of the doors were thrown open in an attempt to lessen the heat.
- Halfway through his own attack, the killer saw what was happening and threw himself backward in a frantic attempt to escape.
- He then threw the cub aside in an attempt to get him to stumble out of the circle.
- They made two errors, both when infielders threw the ball away in a desperate attempt to get a runner at first.
- Don't expect Fassel to be blitzing 10 men or throwing deep passes on every down in an attempt to score 75 points.
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