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The phrase "attempt to intimidate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an action where someone is trying to instill fear or apprehension in another person.
Example: "His aggressive behavior was clearly an attempt to intimidate his opponents during the debate."
Alternatives: "effort to scare" or "try to bully".
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An attempt to intimidate?
"It is an attempt to intimidate assembly members," he said.
My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
Egypt's military prosecutors are investigating 12 top activists — another attempt to intimidate the opposition.
And so he would deploy them again in an attempt to intimidate Britain into peace negotiations.
Buzenberg later suggested that Reich's attempt to intimidate people at NPR had been effective.
The M.D.C. denounced Mr. Muchadehama's arrest as a vindictive attempt to intimidate independent lawyers.
Human rights groups have called Jeyakumari's arrest an attempt to intimidate activists into silence.
"I see this as a challenge to society, an attempt to intimidate the people of Chechnya".
She says this appeared to be an attempt to intimidate the Guardian.
Ukrainian jets and helicopters fly overhead in a fruitless attempt to intimidate the locals.
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attempt to draw
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