Sentence examples for a commendable attempt at from inspiring English sources
The NCAA's response to the scandal was a commendable attempt at behavior modification.
"I'm gonna treat you all like Denzel would treat you," Hanks began, before launching into a commendable attempt.
The production is a commendable attempt to shine a light into an obscure byway of the classical canon, but memorably moving or memorably funny it is not.
Forster's point about novelists sitting in a circle was a commendable attempt to avoid any Whiggish sense that they are somehow improving on their predecessors.
As for food, Barley Vine makes a commendable effort at keeping its prices affordable.
Rome adroitly conveys Roz's commendable attempts at maintaining a professional facade, as well as the emotional needs that lead her close to ethical transgression.
Over the past year BAT has actually been a poor performer – knocked by commendable attempts by regulators in the US to ban menthol cigarettes, which make up around a quarter of BAT's profits.
Additional vocalist Joniece Jamison made a commendable stab at the Aretha Franklin part in Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves in the teeth of fierce competition from Lennox.
The MTA is doing a commendable job at restoring service quickly and communicating the news.
What a terrible attempt at positive spin.
It was a shameful attempt at disinformation.
