Sentence examples for attempted to build from inspiring English sources

From the perfect match, he attempted to build the perfect player.

If one attempted to build a very large uranium sphere, one would be bound to fail.

Quine (1912 2000), who, like Ayer, attempted to build on the positivists' work.

(A few years ago, Sitt attempted to build a two-million-square-foot entertainment complex there).

He attempted to build a career in radio but his speaking voice was notoriously dull.

They were acquisitive and attempted to build up their territories by usurpation, inheritance, marriage treaties, and escheats.

The wall his forces attempted to build around Syracuse was not completed owing to the defenders' efforts.

He later speaks about a student who attempted to build a bomb as an extra-credit project.

Last year, when she attempted to build a school, she was driven away by fifty armed Talibs.

After the first Gulf War, the U.S. learned that Saddam had attempted to build a nuclear weapon.

He has attempted to build a coalition of investors to confront excessive fees imposed by fund management houses.