The phrase "attempting to divide" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort or action aimed at separating or splitting something into parts.
Example: "The committee is attempting to divide the budget equally among all departments."
Alternatives: "trying to separate" or "seeking to split".
A few years after Ms. Tuchman's husband died, two of her daughters sued the third, attempting to divide the land and sell their portions.
Concerns about whether Goldsmith's campaign was attempting to divide communities first arose over leaflets targeting Hindu voters suggesting that Khan would tax jewellery.
As a parent, I chuckled a bit when I first heard the term 'mitotic catastrophe.' The phrase describes a situation in which cells attempting to divide bungle the complicated maneuver and die an ignominious death.
But the EU has been accused of attempting to divide opposition in the developing world to the CAP in the hope that this will allow it to get minimal reforms through the WTO.
After the Revolutionary War, fear of foreign powers nefariously attempting to divide the new nation or influence its decisions was rampant, just as it would become in post-colonial nations across the globe in the 20th century.
Goldsmith's losing campaign against Sadiq Khan in 2016 was first criticised for attempting to divide voters when leaflets targeting Hindu voters emerged, in which it was suggested Khan would tax their jewellery if he became London mayor.
They also attempted to divide the phrases into nine categories, such as achievement, affection, and exercise.
"Demagogues throughout our history have attempted to divide us based on race, gender, sexual orientation or country of origin".
It is one that attempts to divide beauty products into good and bad, clean and dirty, toxic and nontoxic.
Even if we cannot assess things properly right away, we ought to attempt to divide the wheat from the chaff to the best of our abilities.
