Sentence examples for an uncomfortable attempt from inspiring English sources

His recent appearance on ITV's Life Stories, where he made an uncomfortable attempt to engage in what he had previously disdained as "the politics of celebrity", was a conscious effort by Number 10 to project his personality in a way that might make it more appealing to voters.

His delight at their shock value is tangible as he takes us from England's earliest status, as a barbarous outpost of the Roman empire, through to a rather uncomfortable attempt to second-guess how history will one day judge the contemporary members of the Windsor family.

This season he has been more businesslike about things -- especially in the wake of last year's uncomfortable attempts to force the play; he wound up leading the N.F.L. in interceptions with 25.

On Tuesday morning, the top articles on the front page of the print edition of the Times were about Donald Trump's uncomfortable attempts to court the Republican establishment and about the legal battle over a North Carolina law regulating which bathrooms transgender people can use.

On Tuesday morning, the top articles on the front page of the print edition of the Times were about Donald Trump's uncomfortable attempts to court the Republican establishment and about the legal battle over a North Carolina law regulating which bathrooms transgender people can use.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, whose debate performance had been defined by uncomfortable attempts at humor and un-landed jabs at competitors, has managed to inch up in the polls, ever so slightly.

Prostate biopsy is an uncomfortable procedure, and attempts are therefore being constantly made to try and decrease biopsy-related pain.

The recent spat has backed Canada into an uncomfortable position: while attempting to remain steadfast against a belligerent trade partner, it must also reckon with the fact that much of its economic productivity is tied to seamless free trade with its southern neighbour.

There is an uncomfortable tension in his attempt to abandon the past and racial definitions in order to move into the future.

She attempted an uncomfortable smile and looked away awkwardly.

"The number in the Baghdad area is even greater, so there is huge concern". The discovery has placed Iraq's government in an uncomfortable position as it attempts to balance relations between two of its powerful allies, which are at loggerheads over Iran's nuclear program.