Sentence examples for attempted to paint from inspiring English sources

In 1955 the park district attempted to paint over the oil paintings on the canopy, which had deteriorated.

Keys attempted to paint a different picture.

Still, Vandeweghe attempted to paint a brighter picture.

It attempted to paint a comprehensive picture of the field.

Certainly Ulbricht attempted to paint himself in court as a digital crusader for civil rights.

I attempted to paint him as the liberal even though that's what I was.

In "Jailed for Journalism" (Op-Ed, Aug. 31), Rodney Sieh attempts to paint a gloomy picture of free speech and the practice of journalism in Liberia.

MORE DOWNTOWN ARTS Antony Edward Zito, a local artist and raw-food devotee, attempts to paint a hundred watercolor portraits in a twenty-four-hour period.

Mr. Bush was attempting to paint his main opponent in the presidential race, Senator John McCain, as someone who only talks like a reform candidate.

Compared with the great British figurative painters who were his contemporaries and friends, it appears as if he simply gave up attempting to paint at a high level.

So I am writing because I think people should see both sides rather than this horrendous picture the media are attempting to paint.