Sentence examples for attempts at speaking from inspiring English sources

No more mayoral attempts at speaking Spanish.

And their attempts at speaking like us make them quite irresistible.

Though I was fearful of being a bumbling American tourist, irritating the tuxedoed staff with poorly accented attempts at speaking French, I made it a point to initiate every interaction with a few key phrases that I had memorized and practiced ahead of time.

He lampooned Morsi's attempts at speaking English and the bending of the rule of law.

Don't be embarrassed if first attempts at speaking the language are misunderstood.

In "Finding Nemo," Dory, a fish with a case of aquatic amnesia who has the voice of Ellen DeGeneres, is swallowed by a whale and riffs hilariously in a tortured attempt at speaking humpback.

There was much excitement at the announcement that Prince William would be gracing China with his presence this year thanks to a 'cultural exchange' between the two countries, and the Prince's attempt at speaking Mandarin, albeit with a slightly French accent, in his Chinese New Year message was well received.

Sure enough, in a few days, there were more paper towels, and, I saw how my nervous attempt at speaking out paid off.

Continuing his efforts to introduce Western ways into Japan, he developed a lucid writing style and began the first attempts at public speaking and debating in Japan.

I remember when he first started telling me about the suicide attempts, and speaking about them at the 50-h hearing and to me about that.

Al Sharpton, for example, was eventually pushed away from organizing around Gurley's killing when Gurley's family members rebuked his attempts to speak at the eulogy.