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Another word for attempt

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Verb

  1. To make an attempt to do or make

    Idioms:
    See also:

    try

Noun

  1. A trying to do or make something

    See also:

    try

  2. The act of attacking

    See also:

    attack

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Another word for attempt

Noun
  1. See also:

    effort

Verb
  1. See also:

    try

    See syn. study at

    try

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Sentence Examples

  • This would be the only attempt they would make.

  • I smiled in an attempt to calm her down.

  • He accepted the food well enough, but made no attempt to feed himself.

  • She gave up her attempt at relaxing, and abandoned the lawn chair.

  • The air was heavy and fragrant, the wet, solid sand near the ocean welcome after her initial attempt to keep up in the sugary sand higher up the beach.

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