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The phrase "attempted to work" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort made to engage in a task or job, often implying that the attempt was not fully successful.
Example: "Despite the challenges, she attempted to work on the project over the weekend."
Alternatives: "tried to work" or "made an effort to work".
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Murray, 39, is a party moderate who has attempted to work with Corbyn.
He moved back to his parents' house and attempted to work out his next move.
"We attempted to work with the tenants to come to a reasonable settlement, which, unfortunately, wasn't successful".
"Neither side really attempted to work out what it was going to take to make it work.
Many conservatives have attempted to work with the less dramatic, more honest assessment of loss in hours work.
The source close to the White House said that Kushner had attempted to work with Tillerson and met with resistance.
"An undercover officer attempted to work as a barber but there are no discussions by the targets of the investigation in the presence of the undercover police officer".
Candy watched as Marjorie attempted to work the needle through the material in the seed-size stitches required for the seam she was sewing.
"For some time we have attempted to work for a consensual agreement with Aveos' principal customer," Eugene I. Davis, the chairman of Aveos, said in a statement.
This work attempted to work out the principles of the French Revolution and depicted an ideal liberal state, based on English constitutional ideas and practice.
"We attempted to work with the facility as much as possible to get them to correct violations because programs and services for teenagers are desperately needed".
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