The phrase "attempting to come back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone's effort to return to a previous state, place, or situation.
Example: "After a long hiatus, the band is attempting to come back with a new album."
Alternatives: "trying to return" or "working on a comeback."
Even as they were attempting to come back, the Chargers could not keep their poise.
He would miss most of the next two seasons while attempting to come back from elbow surgery.
In Brazil, Ronaldo, who is attempting to come back from knee surgery, will wear uniform No. 99 for Corinthians of São Paulo.
In goal, Mike Richter, who was nearly traded last season, is attempting to come back from his second reconstructive knee surgery in as many seasons.
And Mike Magee, attempting to come back from a knee injury, showed some deft touches on the ball, although few led to any real scoring opportunities.
Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, attempting to come back after missing most of the past two seasons with foot injuries, added 10 points for the Cavs.
With Graham out, Florida State, trailing by 14 points, attempted to come back in the fourth quarter.
Yates added that Wiggins may attempt to come back this season to race the Tour of Spain, so that he can finish at least one major Tour this season.
Australia 142-4 (Blackwell run out Greenway 13) Australia end their innings with a run-out as Blackwell attempts to come back for a second that was never on, Charlotte Edwards whipping off the bails with time to spare.
Steven Gerrard should start tonight and Fernando Torres is likely to make a second-half appearance as a substitute as he attempts to come back from a groin complaint, while Leiva Lucas is the man expected to make way for Aquilani as he pairs up with Javier Mascherano in the middle.
In "Two Weeks in Another Town," Kirk Douglas returns — playing an actor who, after a nervous breakdown, attempts to come back to the industry and to the set of a tyrannical director (Edward G. Robinson) who brutalizes his sensitive young star (George Hamilton) and is in turn flayed by his wife (Claire Trevor), who is nonetheless his only solace in the face of a mercenary producer.
