Sentence examples for elected to attempt from inspiring English sources

He also elected to attempt a 53-yard field goal with the struggling Nick Folk, whose kick wobbled and ducked and landed a country mile from the uprights.

Virginia Tech elected to attempt a two-point conversion, which was unsuccessful.

The Seminoles, as had Virginia Tech before them, elected to attempt a two-point conversion.

Facing fourth down and needing one yard, Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne elected to attempt to gain the yardage rather than punt the ball.

Rather than kick a field goal, Fisher DeBerry elected to attempt the touchdown, and Mike Brown ran the needed two yards.

Cincinnati again faced a fourth down, and again, Kelly elected to attempt to score a touchdown rather than kick a field goal.

"Occupants who choose not to stand on their constitutional rights but instead elect to attempt to destroy evidence have only themselves to blame," Justice Alito wrote.

Occupants who choose not to stand on their constitutional rights but instead elect to attempt to destroy evidence have only themselves to blame for the warrantless exigent-circumstances search that may ensue.

Harbaugh apparently shared their frustration, twice electing to attempt to convert on fourth-and-long in Arizona territory rather than let Akers perform a task central to his job description.

In actuality, the surviving anarchist elects to attempt his comrades' rescue and assassinate the head of state: the last surviving "government robot".

The patient elected not to attempt any further chemotherapy, but getting to that decision required hours of discussion — for this was not the decision he had expected to make.