Sentence examples for attempt to be a from inspiring English sources

But his attempt to be a regular guy backfired.

And Turkey's attempt to be a broker between Israel and Syria was largely self-serving.

There are a few, like the Gates Foundation, that attempt to be a bridge.

Woolf Works makes no attempt to be a consistent "story ballet".

Or will he attempt to be a behaviour tsar – a dictator?

The next inning, the home-plate umpire ruled a Rochester batter's failed bunt attempt to be a foul ball.

"Attempting to be a pseudo-Disneyland didn't work out".

I am attempting to be a social scientist trying to explain voting behavior.

The Apple CEO made it clear that he is not attempting to be a new Steve Jobs.

He was a homosexual alcoholic artist attempting to be a straight, married man.

But "Girl Sleuth" is least successful in its attempts to be a social history of feminism.