Her occasional attempts to encounter the past directly, usually by finding a grave of some kind, rarely yield many epiphanies.

About the drama, he says that "even the occasional attempts at drama feel oddly distant."

There had been occasional attempts to re-use the Fell types but this was frustrated by their condition.

Except for the occasional attempt at sending a message.

They each find their niche and, despite Pangloss's occasional attempts to philosophize, quietly go on with living.

We had made an occasional attempt, but the howling of the wind had drowned our voices.

In addition to his engineering and architecture, Johnson is also known for his occasional attempts at cooking.

There are occasional attempts to make fun of forced rhymes.

There were occasional attempts to move the Dodgers back to Brooklyn.

Pearl made an occasional attempt on my martini, which I repelled.