'abortive challenge' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe an attempt at something that fails, often due to inadequate planning or execution. For example: “His abortive challenge to the local champion in chess was easily defeated.”.
Calling war a "bracing educational experience," Harden was enraged when Germany's abortive challenge (1905 06) to French hegemony over nominally independent Morocco failed to result in war.
Bin Hammam, who launched an abortive challenge against incumbent Fifa president Sepp Blatter, resigned from his Fifa and AFC posts in 2012, shortly before he was banned for life from football administration by the global governing body's ethics committee.
A Republican who made an abortive challenge to Arnold Schwarzenegger in California's gubernatorial election last year, Ueberroth said he did not think the outcome of the presidential race this year would affect Olympic delegates.
Although Ms. Gillard beat back a leadership challenge from Mr. Rudd early in 2012 and another abortive challenge from his supporters in March of this year, she has since slid in the polls against Tony Abbott, the leader of the opposition Liberal-National coalition.
Eagle faced a revolt in her Merseyside constituency after announcing her abortive leadership challenge against Corbyn.
Last week, sharp new divisions emerged in both the ruling parties: a minor revolt by backbenchers in Fianna Fail, and an abortive leadership challenge within the Progressive Democrats.
The often brief duration of cluster attacks makes abortive therapy a challenge, and preventive medications are almost always provided to patients.
Our data shows that although RSV challenge leads to an abortive infection, virus antigen within inclusion bodies are formed.
The treatment of CH is challenging, and many of the commonly used abortive and preventive medications are associated with serious safety risks, poor tolerability, and/or marginal efficacy.
His group was involved in an abortive C.I.A. attempt to build an alliance in northern Iraq to challenge Mr. Hussein's rule.
In part, the wish for revenge on those who challenged them in the early 1990s, especially after the abortive KGB coup of August 1991.
