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The phrase "attempted to save" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort made to rescue or preserve something, whether it be a person, situation, or object.
Example: "The firefighters attempted to save the family trapped in the burning building."
Alternatives: "tried to rescue" or "made an effort to save".
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Elsewhere, Passarella attempted to save face.
As his security guard attempted to save him, the hitmen shot the guard dead.
During the 1990's several methods were attempted to save the tower, including lead counterweights.
Sneed's daughter, O'Ryan Justine Sneed, attempted to save Glossip's life by tarnishing her father's credibility.
The van sped off, and McGuire's body fell to the street, where commuters and police attempted to save her.
Business officials attempted to save the Games, as there was nothing stopping private funders from keeping the Denver Olympics on.
In a few cases, liver transplants have been attempted to save people who have eaten poisonous toadstools.
But she was — and her legion of left-wing academic critics were just part of what she attempted to save Britain from.
Passers-by attempted to save the victim but were unable to get through flames that were reported to have reached 12ft in the air.
The policeman was killed as security forces attempted to save those who were held hostage inside the museum, according to the interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui.
For one teenager from Queens, that joy was clouded by growing anxiety as he attempted to save enough money to pay for his first semester of college.
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