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The phrase "attempted to serve" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is trying to deliver a service, document, or legal notice to another party.
Example: "The process server attempted to serve the legal documents to the defendant at their residence."
Alternatives: "sought to deliver" or "tried to present".
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Tejada's teammate Adolfo Machado attempted to serve as an escort off the field but finally gave up when Tejada continued to linger.
The files also disclose that in 2012 the AFP attempted to serve a proceeds of crime seizure notice through Mossack Fonseca to one of the companies it registered.
"We attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Christopher Ling and, in the course of that process, he shot himself," Vega said.
But Tsonga refused to fold, holding serve twice and breaking Federer as he attempted to serve out the title at 5-4.
The Branch Davidian episode began on Feb. 28, 1993, when a gunfight broke out as Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempted to serve a warrant on Mr. Koresh at the compound near Waco.
When officers attempted to serve a failure-to-appear warrant at his home – the same thing that led to Gaines' barricade – MacArthur would not come out and the incident ended in a lengthy standoff with police.
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Sharapova will again attempt to serve out the first set with her lead having shrunk to 5-3.
Murray will now attempt to serve out the second set and put himself just one set from the title.
This time Lu decides to throw the ball behind him when attempting to serve, and again nets.
She will now attempt to serve for the United States Open championship for a third time, about 40 minutes after her previous attempt.
On one of my last excursions I went to visit a resort that is attempting to serve the triple needs of tourists, locals and the land itself.
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