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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after attempting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something follows an effort or trial of some kind.
Example: "After attempting to solve the problem, she realized she needed help."
Alternatives: "following the attempt" or "after trying".
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After attempting Saturday's challenge the real effort starts.
After attempting suicide, he spent three days in hospital.
The attacker was taken into custody after attempting to commit suicide, Chinese media reported.
(He was sentenced to six years in prison, after attempting suicide by swallowing hemlock).
After attempting to walk on at the College of Charleston, he was cut.
After attempting once or twice to affix myself one of these parades, I gave up.
Francis Kelly was arrested after attempting to share the pastry with the animal.
Kanye West has had to be rescued by police after attempting to walk on water.
He was executed, after attempting to poison himself, on Oct. 15, 1945.
After attempting, and failing, to do so, he grows "confused, flummoxed and deflated".
After attempting to talk over one another, both men looked beseechingly at the judge to intervene.
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