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Discover LudwigThe phrase "attempt to drill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort or endeavor to perform drilling, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The team will make an attempt to drill through the rock layer to access the water supply."
Alternatives: "try to drill" or "effort to drill".
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Cuba's third attempt to drill a deepwater oil well has ended without success.
Most ambitious is an attempt to drill 2.5km into Antarctica's highest ice dome.
Since then, an attempt to drill a four-foot-wide hole foundered in rock.
And this year's attempt to drill in the Arctic is just the latest in a suite of failed attempts.
Its crop establishment is difficult to control as growers attempt to drill at minimum cost, and the weather may be hot, dry, or with rainstorms.
Archambault argued that it would not attempt to drill without the permit, known as an easement, because it would jeopardize the company's investments.
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Now, Nets Coach Lawrence Frank is attempting to drill a defensive mind-set into his team.
"There are three fields we haven't even attempted to drill.
You can play the Not-In-My-Backyard card, employing environmental scare tactics to fight attempts to drill for that gas.
He attempts to drill a composed yet powerful finish high inside the near post, but slices it all black years away instead.
Shell has suffered a series of setbacks in its attempts to drill for oil in the Arctic, with its Kulluk oil rig running aground off Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, in January 2013.
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