Sentence examples for attempt finishing from inspiring English sources

He had kept swimming, had won the 19th annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in his first attempt, finishing the 28.5 miles in 7 hours 53 minutes 48 seconds, three seconds ahead of the 21-year-old Whitehead.

The long wooden trough arrives overflowing with enough meat bacon, kebabs, kielbasa, blood sausage, grilled pork shoulder, and beer-baked hock to pacify any band of mortals hubristic enough to attempt finishing it.

The club returned to the Championship at the first attempt, finishing as champions of League One after a 2 0 win at Southend United with 2 games in hand.

Eight months after a court ruled that its first public consultation on whether to build more reactors had been misleading and unfair, its second attempt finished on October 10th.

Aldridge made his first 11 attempts, finishing 15 for 20 from the field.

Bargnani camped out at the arc and made 5 of 10 3-point attempts, finishing with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Liberty did not falter, and the recently signed La'Keshia Frett helped close out the victory with five free throws in seven attempts, finishing with 10 points in her debut with the Liberty.

Walker qualified for the Open for the first time in 10 attempts, finishing second to compatriot James Morrison.

Clarkson missed his next six attempts, finishing with 18 points.

St. John's, which missed its first 11 3-point attempts, finished with a season-low point total.

Ruffin, who made 26 field goals in 29 attempts, finished ahead of Kansas State's Jamie Rheem and Tennessee's Alex Walls.