The phrase "an attempt to reassert" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to reinforce or reaffirm a position, belief, or idea.
Example: "The speaker made an attempt to reassert the importance of environmental conservation during the conference."
Alternatives: "an effort to reaffirm" or "a bid to restate".
McDonald's describes all these changes as an attempt to "reassert" itself as "a modern, progressive burger company".
Two years later, in an attempt to reassert his rights, Otakar marched on Vienna but was killed at the Battle of Dürnkrut.
South Korea had considered the trip an attempt to reassert Japan's claim to the islands, which are situated about halfway between the two countries.
By 1988 the Guardian made an attempt to reassert its position with a new masthead (logo), fonts and with the paper split into two sections.
Politics returned to the fore, however, at the Munich games in 1972 - an attempt to reassert democratic West Germany's position in the family of nations.
The move also represents an attempt to reassert the power of actors and artists, and the agents who represent them, by creating an industry giant with the negotiating power to demand better deals for clients.
In 1899, a Bolivian attempt to reassert control backfired: the Brazilian settlers expelled the Bolivian officials and proclaimed the independent Republic of Acre.
But the United States was not ready to challenge the division of Europe between free and totalitarian spheres; and Britain and France were embroiled in the simultaneous Suez crisis, a Western attempt to reassert empire in the Middle East that proved less successful than Khrushchev's ultimate decision to impose Communist imperialism through force of arms.
In 1988 the Guardian made a bold and innovative attempt to reassert its position on Fleet Street, with a major redesign that began the modern period of success in the history of the paper.
New manager Matt Williams will benefit from a reset as they attempt to reassert themselves in the NL East.
Knoblauch is joining a second-division team and will attempt to reassert himself as an offensive player.
