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The phrase "attempting it" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of trying or making an effort to do something.
Example: "I am attempting it for the first time and hope to succeed."
Alternatives: "trying it" or "giving it a shot".
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She is one of the few artists attempting it.
Wait at least a month, though, before attempting it.
Both are attempting, it seems, to make sense of their past.
I'm attempting it in Spanish translation though, so probably not getting the most out of it.
Nonetheless, even as the crossing has become more perilous, the numbers attempting it have surged.
You may think we're foolish even attempting it … but even so, please, do get behind us.
But he said Democrats would not face political backlash for attempting it.
Despite the risk of fleeing by sea, the number of people attempting it has been rising sharply.
Attempting it is like trying to convey to someone living in two dimensions what three-dimensional existence feels like.
At a sewage treatment facility in the industrial town of Suwa, north-west of Tokyo, they're attempting it already.
Seahorse culture is a quite recent activity in most countries attempting it, and captive breeding techniques are available only for some species.
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