Similar words: attempt, tempt, contempt, tempting, temptation, caveat emptor, self-contempt, contemptible. Meaning: [ə'tempt] 
adj. tried unsuccessfully.
adj. tried unsuccessfully. 
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61. She was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for poisoning and attempted murder.
62. The defence lawyer attempted a character assassination of the witness .
63. The US government attempted to dictate the terms of the agreement.
64. The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry for action.
65. The murderer attempted to escape from law punishment by spoiling his own face.
66. He attempted to lure her away from husband and family.
67. Fisher was behind bars last night, charged with attempted murder.
68. The British government attempted to extradite the suspects from Belgium.
69. He attempted to cover up all the traces of his crime.
70. They didn't admit they were defeated; they began to recruit and attempted to stage a comeback.
71. The boys attempted to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents.
72. The leader attempted to awaken us to the dangers we are facing.
73. The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp.
74. She was in the dock on charges of attempted fraud.
75. It was the first time they had attempted to talk intimately.
76. White House officials attempted to downplay the President's role in the affair.
77. He admitted attempted robbery and was given a suspended sentence.
78. Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder.
79. He has attempted to align the Socialists with the environmental movement.
80. The Commission attempted to bring all three proposals into one package deal.
81. The subversives attempted to line more people up against the government.
82. She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.
83. She attempted to impose some order on the chaos of her files.
84. One armoured column attempted to blast a path through a barricade of buses and trucks.
85. Police attempted to turn back protesters marching towards the offices of President Ershad.
86. The leader attempted to awaken the country to the dangers it's facing.
87. Long skid marks on the pavement indicated the driver had attempted to brake.
88. Supporters attempted to spin the bill's defeat to their advantage.
89. He had attempted to sexually assault the woman but was scared off when she shouted for help.
90. The two explorers attempted an unaided walk across the South Pole.
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