6 sentences with 'attempting'
Example sentences and phrases with the word attempting and other words derived from it.
• « Pharaoh Amenhotep was infamous in his own lifetime for attempting a large-scale, ill-conceived religious revolution. »
• « The term used at the time for "science" was "natural philosophy", a branch of philosophy devoted to the observation and cataloguing of natural phenomena, for the most part without attempting to explain those observations outside of references to ancient authorities and the Bible. »
• « Thus, in July 1794 a conspiracy of concerned Revolutionaries succeeded in arresting, briefly attempting and then executing Robespierre as a tyrant. The Committee of Public Safety was dissolved. »
• « The whole period was replete with unrest and growing hostility between the Arab and Jewish populations, with the British attempting (and generally failing) to keep the peace. »
• « There were no more mainstream political parties or movements attempting to create authoritarian forms of government; fascism and war had simply been too traumatic. »
• « During the 16th century, Protestantism spread across northern Europe and Catholic countries responded by attempting to extinguish what was seen as the Protestant threat. »