"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- A Spartan army under Agesilaus was sent to attempt to restore the oligarchs, but achieved nothing.
- Tech was unable to advance the ball further, but kicker Carter Warley was sent in to attempt a 45-yard field goal.
- He was part of a delegation sent to England in 1868 to attempt to have the Union with Canada repealed.
- Janikowski was sent in to attempt a 49-yard field goal.
- NASA officials said that even if the shuttle astronauts had still been in orbit, they would not have been sent to attempt repairs.
- Barges were sent from Chester to attempt an attack via the lake; this did not work.
- The three plays that followed netted only three yards, and Beitia was sent into the game to attempt a 35-yard field goal.
- Several search parties have been sent to the spill area to attempt to find the potentially explosive materials that were in the 31 containers.
- The destroyers Kandahar and Lively were sent into the minefield to attempt a tow.
- Gruffydd Young was sent to Scotland to attempt to coordinate action but nothing was to come of that either.
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