Sentence examples for attempting to break a from inspiring English sources

He was attempting to break a speed record on water in 1989 when his jet-powered hydroplane broke up on Lake Jackson in Sebring, Fla., killing him.

More than 100 Irish writers, headed by the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, were attempting to break a world record by reading consecutively for 28 hours at the Irish Writers' Centre.

The cemetery stands close to Scapa Flow, from where the British grand fleet set out for the Jutland Bank to repel German forces attempting to break a British blockade.

Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, it is a sports movie a business-of-sports movie in the vein of "Moneyball," about a sports agent attempting to break a lockout of N.B.A. players by team owners.

When the Commission reasonably believes that a requester, or a group of requesters acting in concert, is attempting to break a request down into a series of requests for the purpose of evading assessment of fees, or otherwise reasonably believes that two or more requests constitute a single request, the Commission may aggregate any such requests accordingly.

A man becomes lost on a hiking trip in Big Bend National Park; three friends get stuck hundreds of miles out to sea on a capsized fishing boat; and a woman is stranded in the desert after attempting to break a hang-gliding record.

Cable & Wireless Adventurer, the odd-shaped, 115-foot powerboat attempting to break an 83-day record around the world, is expected to arrive in New York City around 8 A.M. on Tuesday.

In October, the investor accused Faraday of "manipulating" and attempting to break an agreement with previous backer Smart King.

Evergrande Health, the investor that bailed out besieged electric vehicle startup Faraday Future in a deal worth $2 billion this summer, is now accusing it of attempting to break an agreement it made with previous backer Season Smart.

In the episode, Bauer attempts to break a suspected terrorist by plunging a knife in his shoulder; the victim's screams clearly disquiet him.

Here's why: BOARD GAME MARATHON, FOLEY'S PUB, THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: Two Strat-o-Matic baseball junkies named Brett Carow and Sam Hennemann will attempt to break a world record by playing the board game for 54 straight hours.