The phrase "an attempt to explode" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is trying to cause an explosion or metaphorically trying to create a significant impact or reaction.
Example: "The scientist made an attempt to explode the chemical mixture in a controlled environment to study the reaction."
Alternatives: "an effort to detonate" or "a bid to cause an explosion".
If a fizzled attempt to explode propane in a car in Times Square can drive Lieberman to summarily sacrifice centuries of this nation's devotion to the rule of law and protection of the individual, it wouldn't take much to send him into the dark world of totalitarian madness.
The former American Treasury Secretary and Labour's shadow Chancellor, in a new report produced yesterday by the Centre for American Progress, attempt to explode a bomb under this theory of a virtuous economic circle.
Stocks took a hit in the pre-market session Tuesday after several armed men attacked the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syria their attempt to explode a car bomb outside the mission was ultimately foiled.
Ultimately, Esterházy's attempt to explode epic until it resembles the shards and mirrors of his own style doesn't quite live up to its ambition, though it yields many extraordinary moments.
Jan Sutton attempts to explode the 'myth' that it is only a 'female behaviour'.
Some of myths she attempts to explode were already on the ropes.
Together, the four members of Throbbing Gristle —Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti (Megson and Newby's adopted names), and Christopherson and Carter proceeded in attempting to explode traditional concepts and understandings of music, breaching not only song structures, but textures as well.
And by kill I mean screaming as loudly as a human can in an attempt to make its head explode.
Thom Yorke also referenced electronic dance music, saying the song was "an attempt to capture that exploding beat sound where you're at the club and the PA's so loud, you know it's doing damage".
He was also found guilty of possession or control of an explosive or incendiary device because he had meticulously wired his apartment to explode in an attempt to distract first responders headed to the theater.
