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Free sign upThe phrase "attempted to return" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort made to go back to a previous location or state.
Example: "After realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he attempted to return to the store."
Alternatives: "tried to go back" or "sought to return".
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Oliver attempted to return to the Raiders.
Olaf attempted to return in 1030 but fell at Stiklestad.
Elsewhere, a jittery capital attempted to return to normality yesterday.
The damage went undetected and Columbia broke apart as it attempted to return to Earth.
The situation seemed so hopeless that some Crusaders deserted and attempted to return home.
By the time he attempted to return, he said, it was "like the apocalypse".
He had attempted to return to action after suffering complications from lupus with Oakland in 1999.
Turnbull attempted to return political fire on Labor during question time, declaring Bill Shorten "duplicitous".
When Rodman recently attempted to return to North Korea, though, he was dissuaded by U.S. officials.
Instead, South attempted to return to his hand by ruffing a heart, but West overruffed and led the club jack.
Doherty attempted to return, carrying a picture with the scribbled words, "There's no place like home" as a peace-offering.
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