attempted

adjective

at·tempt·ed | \ ə-ˈtem(p)-təd

Definition of attempted

: having been tried without success an attempted suicide an attempted takeover especially, law : characterized by an intent to commit and effort taken to commit a specified crime that fails or is prevented an attempted robbery was charged with attempted murder

Examples of attempted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the 2014 Israel-Hamas war, the system reportedly intercepted 735 rockets out of around 800 attempted intercepts. — Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 25 May 2021 The indictment identifies Cox as being Tammy’s attempted shooter. — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2019 But another attempted translation in the 1970s interpreted the code as a Coptic Christian warning not to forget your duty to the Lord. — Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021 In his comments, Musk referred to Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led the first attempted trans-Antarctic crossing in 1914. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2021 The Dynamo’s Pasher got on a breakaway in first half stoppage time, and Attinella went to ground to block his attempted flick. — oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2021 On Wednesday, near the site of the Gonzalez’s attempted arrest, more than 100 community members gathered to pray, light candles, and ask for accountability in Gonzalez’s death. — Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2021 The attempted breakaway is being led in large part by the English, whose teams are the richest in the world. — Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021 Police said a 27-second clip from one officer’s body-camera video showed that Idd shot first before officers opened fire during an attempted felony traffic stop. — N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2021

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