Sentence examples for attempted killing from inspiring English sources

How violence plays out in conflict –the weapons used, how attacks are executed and organised and who takes part and against what targets – are indicative of more than simply the act of killing or attempted killing.

In addition to the killings and the burning of more than 30 buildings on the final day of conflict, the police said Tuesday that during the crackdown there were 62 bomb attacks, 39 cases of arson, 18 cases of manslaughter and attempted killing, and 34 cases of robbery and looting.

Along with being accused of trying to kill Ms. Giffords, Mr. Loughner was charged with the killing and attempted killing of four government employees: John M. Roll, the chief federal judge in Arizona, who was killed; Gabriel Zimmerman, a Congressional aide, who was also killed; and Pamela Simon and Ron Barber, aides who were wounded.

But then comes the killing, or in this case the attempted killing.

The retired soldier is also suspected of the attempted killing of William's father Alexander.

The banker was believed to have been a victim of an overseas hitman who fled back to eastern Europe after the attempted killing.

Moments later, she defended the other side of the net, blocking an attempted kill.

Nurse Beverly Allitt: During an eight-week period in Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1991 Allitt killed, attempted to kill, or seriously harm 13 children in her care.

After dropping two bombs, the TBF guided to the area and the destroyer escort sank Seawolf after five attempts, killing all the submarine's crew.

It was in that town that terrorists demanding Russia withdraw from Chechnya, and a botched rescue attempt, killed over 330 people, most of them children.

In September, they attempted to kill Egypt's police minister.