He spent the rest of his life attempting a mathematical proof of heliocentrism.
He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922.
Yet the man who spends his life attempting to portray scenes which he cannot possibly duplicate is pursuing a chimera.
In an ensuing attack, six more Americans lost their lives attempting to rescue him.
Now in his late 50s, Bell has spent most of his life attempting to make up for the incident when he was a 21-year-old soldier.
Do not waste your life attempting to change what cannot be changed.
We were sent here to wander about forever, I think-to spend what was left of our lives futilely attempting to find a way out.
The contrasts and similarities between two lives attempting to break free from conventional society present a long, elegant development.
Van Buren spent the remainder of his long life vainly attempting to hold the Union together.
Father Flanagan believes there is no such thing as a bad boy and spends his life attempting to prove it.