Sentence examples for confused attempted from inspiring English sources

His crew members became confused, attempted to turn the ship, and lost track of their position altogether.

Countdown - and my increasingly confused attempts to liveblog it - will begin at 3 10.

She ignored his longing looks, and rebuked his confused attempts to single her out in a crowd.

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter (@StuHeritage) if you want to follow my confused attempts at liveblogging Christmas.

This is typical of the movie's lame, confused attempts at satire, as is the movie studio called Phony Pictures.

Behind the characters' confused attempts at fulfillment is Uncle Eric, to whom they go seeking solace, not realizing that his brooding wisdom is driving them apart.

This man who prizes certainty and proof consults dictionaries for definitions and makes confused attempts to explain the significance of Schrödinger's cat.

An Historical, Political and Moral Essay on Revolutions, Ancient and Modern), is a complex and sometimes confused attempt to understand revolution in general, the French Revolution in particular, and the individual's relationship to these phenomena.

Later, there's a fine section ribbing Ranganathan's parents for their confused attempts to integrate him into British life – and for his mum upstaging him on that recent TV show.

He showed them what we meant by belly-flopping onto the scuffed emergency room floor, flailing, writhing and resisting everyone's confused attempts to help him to his feet.

It looks like a worst-of-all-worlds strategy, similar to the Rudd government's hopelessly confused attempts to "shelve" its defeated emissions trading scheme for at least three years, while continuing to say it would be implemented eventually, and without any idea what policy would replace it.