"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It raises the question whether the article's author is intentionally lying or making a lame attempt at a joke?
- "work" the room was some lame attempt to shake every person's hand in person and thank them for coming.
- It was a lame attempt at a joke under the grim circumstances.
- Lady growled again, but this time in a lame attempt to be cheerful.
- But what I kept doing, despite my lame attempts otherwise, was thinking about Earth.
- He gave up, not even trying to finish his lame attempt at an excuse, turned and walked quickly away.
- If anything it's probably just a lame attempt to get her or the photographer more publicity.
- "We have our reasons," he answered in a lame attempt at defiance.
- "Is this another one of your lame attempts to promote me to an office job in Capitol City?"
- It was a lame attempt on my part to find humor in the experience.
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