Sentence examples for attempt at being from inspiring English sources

It was my attempt at being arty.

An attempt at being social or a fear of loneliness?

Bad subliminal attempt at being pro-Labour by being disparaging about Tories.

Volkswagen's attempt at being more open and transparent is off to a mixed start.

He pilfered a pair of sunglasses and made a clammy attempt at being ingratiating.

This was my first and only attempt at being a groupie.

Her attempts at being unnoticed, in her trench coat and hat, were backfiring.

His attempts at being a visual artist have gone from bad to worse.

Streisand's attempts at being "funny" are an embarrassing kind of cleaned up Mae West schtick.

After abortive attempts at being an art dealer, a teacher, and a missionary, Vincent van Gogh took up art in 1880.

I know we make these attempts at being noble, but really we're all kind of... ridiculous.