attempted
tried unsuccessfully
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,694 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,187 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- tried unsuccessfully attempted murder
attempted in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But this is a mistake; nothing of the kind was done or attempted.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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It is for this reason that we have attempted to tell once more, in simple prose, the story of Odysseus.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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Many knights had come from afar to try their luck, but it was in vain they attempted to climb the mountain.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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She attempted to count their numerous little faces, so regular, so finely cut into hexagons, more polished, more brilliant than diamonds.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1
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A passion, which he no longer attempted to resist, was penetrating like a subtle poison to the innermost depths of his being.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1