The phrase "attempt to acknowledge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts made to recognize or accept something, often in a formal or academic context.
Example: "In her research paper, she makes an attempt to acknowledge the contributions of previous studies in the field."
Alternatives: "try to recognize" or "make an effort to accept".
Its latest piece offers no self-reflection or attempt to acknowledge criticism from women's rights activists from the region, only self-aggrandisement.
That being said, what has made Dolezal's story atypical is the fact that, rather than attempt to acknowledge that she was part of a race that has historically enjoyed numerous benefits and privileges, she elected to embrace and identify herself with a group of people who have routinely been politically, economically, educationally and psychologically marginalized by the larger society.
Attempt to acknowledge your emotions without judging them.
However, we were making a genuine attempt to acknowledge a problem and to work sensitively together to address it.
This teenage satire set in a Christian high school is an admirable attempt to acknowledge the powerful influence of religion in contemporary American youth culture.
In an apparent attempt to acknowledge the concerns of Mousavi's supporters he admitted that Iran was not "without corruption," and said it needed to be tackled.
We have also made recommendations based on current literature and have attempted to acknowledge shortcomings and areas for future research.
This study attempts to acknowledge AOD (Aerosol Optical Depth) seismo-atmospheric anomalies around the time of the Chile earthquake of 27 February 2010.
Attempts to acknowledge the "incident", as some locals prefer to call it, were rebuffed by successive councils.
Irish women's writing has never been more expansive, but it started centuries ago, something that The Long Gaze Back attempts to acknowledge, while reinforcing the breadth and brilliance of the contemporary Irish short story.
Then there's the game's epilogue, which, via a tour of an abandoned concentration camp, attempts to acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust in the rather challenging context of a video game that, elsewhere, includes zombie Nazis.
