How do you use Attempts in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

Frequent word

Attempts in a sentence

Attempts | Attempt | Attempted | Attempting

Attempts meaning

plural of attempt

Example sentences (20)

Alison comes from a wealthy family of privilege, but she is outspoken and attempts to use her privilege for good.

A handful of earlier Starship prototypes all exploded during landing attempts before the company finally got it right.

And all his attempts to finance a large shelter in recent years have been rebuffed by state officials, he added.

Arrest attempts were made at Phillips’ home address on October 26 2021, but officers were unable to locate him.

A prequel film about his other attempts at swiping magical items could give a better look into the mysteries of Agrabah.

Among the top 15 ACC players in field-goal percentage, Hinson is one of six with 300 or more attempts (308).

A dunk by Raynaud and a campaign of layups led by Angel shut down the Hornet’s attempts to close the gap.

After meeting Princess Eilonwy and a middle-aged bard, the trio attempts to stop the Horned King from raising his undead army.

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Among women, 39% had prior histories of suicide attempts compared to 20% of men who died from self-harm.

Anti-masker attempts to harass park ranger for wearing a mask, but then finds out he's protecting his lungs from metal debris.

After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them.

And they often end up deepening unforseen problems, that are embedded in attempts to solve problems in agricultural development.

Apparently, cosmic inflation attempts to account for this as the universe seesaws back and forth between expansion and contraction.

After being captured by the Germans on the island of Crete, Passfield made eight escape attempts.

Anna attempts to juggle her sudden boost in popularity and nomination for an Academy Award with her increasingly difficult pregnancy.

Anya Forger at Eden Academy as she attempts to befriend fellow first-year student Damian Desmond.

A friend, sharing the news of his demise, expressed heartbreak, recounting the futile attempts by medical professionals to revive him.

After two failed attempts, we have another announcement of a fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Temple made just three of their nine attempts, while Villanova made just six of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc.

Past attempts to force peace talks between the Bulldogs and other gangs have gone the way of earlier attempts.

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Common combinations with attempts

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • attempts to 105×
  • attempts by 14×
  • attempts and 11×
  • failed attempts 11×
  • on attempts
  • attempts from
  • attempts in
  • attempts were
  • their attempts
  • that attempts

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "attempts" in a sentence?
An example: "Alison comes from a wealthy family of privilege, but she is outspoken and attempts to use her privilege for good." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "attempts" from real English texts.
What does "attempts" mean?
Attempts means: plural of attempt
How many example sentences with "attempts" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "attempts", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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