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The phrase "attempting to destroy" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing an effort or action aimed at causing destruction or harm to something.
Example: "The villain was attempting to destroy the hero's reputation with false accusations."
Alternatives: "trying to eliminate" or "seeking to ruin".
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Cepeda-Cortes is also accused of attempting to destroy evidence.
Maybe attempting to destroy the monster can, perversely, only feed it.
Green has claimed that Field is biased and attempting to destroy his reputation.
Yet once again Representative Don Young is attempting to destroy a magnificent wilderness.
He described little down-side in attempting to destroy the satellite.
Mr. Ferdaus is charged with attempting to destroy federal government buildings using an explosive, attempting to destroy national defense premises and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
He also spoke out against the Sun newspaper attempting to "destroy his character" by attributing to him "malign purpose".
On February 11th Mr Arruda was placed in police custody, to await trial for coercing a witness and attempting to destroy evidence.
It was called the Isle of St. Lawrence by the Portuguese, who frequently raided Madagascar during the 16th century, attempting to destroy the incipient Muslim settlements there.
If convicted of both lying to investigators and attempting to destroy documents, Mr. Stover could face up to 25 years in prison.
There are many kinds of cancer, but treatments have typically combatted them in one way only: by attempting to destroy the cancerous cells.
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