The phrase "an attempt to remember" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing efforts made to recall information or memories.
Example: "She made an attempt to remember the details of the conversation they had last week."
Alternatives: "a struggle to recall" or "an effort to recollect."
Last year, Tiananmen Square was patrolled once again by plainclothes policemen, ready to quash any attempts to remember the victims of the massacre.
Just wrote HAT on my hand in a pathetic attempt to remember that I had a hat when I got on this aircraft, when I get off in 160 minutes... a. Salmon Rushdie @SalmanRushdie.
"The second game was Chelsea against Wibby" - Fabio Capello makes a valiant attempt to remember West Brom's name.
Still, it seems churlish to refuse to sing, and as my mind fizzes and pops in a desperate attempt to remember some lyrics, I find myself distracted by the elderly woman who has just taken the stage.
What begins as an ordered and contemplative attempt to remember someone descends into a desperation and panic to hold onto a true memory.
More recent studies have focused on memory errors when the subjects attempt to remember whether words in a sentence were imagined or perceived, or on emotional picture processing in patients with and without delusions and hallucinations (Surguladze et al., 2006; Taylor et al., 2007; Vinogradov et al., 2008).
3. We will attempt to remember how important it is for you that social events happen with people you know, not just a room full of strangers.
Luke Cage, the first season of which dropped last Friday, represents Marvel's attempt to remember its legion of fans are now more diverse and, armed with social networks, far less tolerant of a lack of representation.
It is also plausible that participants were more likely to attempt to remember missed doses during the past week when responding to the 1-week self-ratings but more likely to rely on a gestalt for their adherence when providing ratings for 1 month.
