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The phrase "attempt to commit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts to describe the act of trying to carry out a specific action, often related to a crime.
Example: "The defendant was charged with an attempt to commit robbery after being caught planning the heist."
Alternatives: "effort to carry out" or "try to execute".
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People attempt to commit suicide.
Children attempt to commit suicide.
an attempt to commit an offense punishable under this subparagraph.
Police say Jackson will be served with a warrant for criminal attempt to commit capital murder.
Q: When I attempt to commit my files, the commit operation fails, saying "Access denied".
When I attempt to commit my files, the commit operation fails, saying "Access denied".
That was a "legitimate attempt to commit suicide," Mr. Donahue said.
India is one of the few countries that still regard the attempt to commit suicide as a punishable offense.
In a much-publicized moment of despair, Carvin swallowed sleeping pills in an attempt to commit suicide.
The other employees were charged with conspiring to commit felony larceny and criminal attempt to commit felony larceny.
But all the while they were being watched by police and yesterday three men were found guilty of an attempt to commit 'mass murder on an unimaginable scale'.
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move to commit
desire to commit
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attempt to incorporate
attempt to draw
attempt to return
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