Sentence examples for for attempting from inspiring English sources

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for operating

for scrambling

for aiming

for searching

for striving

"for attempting" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express that someone tried to do something but was unsuccessful. For example, "The team was reprimanded for attempting to cheat in the competition."

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I have been sneered at for attempting to watch it.

The Guardian

Republicans were burned for attempting to repeal Obamacare.

The Washington Post

Y'all are corny for attempting to normalize Sean Spicer.

The Washington Post

COL.AMEN: What was the reason given for attempting to kill Weygand?

Yale University

Zamyatin was enraged at Keldysh for attempting the early launch, but we'd all encouraged him.

The New Yorker

Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit (2002) criticizes corporations for attempting to privatize water resources.

Encyclopedia Britannica

The girl who once slapped her own mother for attempting to adjust her collar.

The New Yorker

A third says: "For attempting to bribe a law enforcement agent, pay a fine".

The Economist

There is also some precedent for attempting to sell luxury tech products.

The New Yorker

The case for attempting health care reform was not difficult to make.

The New York Times

In 2002 it was also fingered by America for attempting to import materials for enriching uranium.

The Economist

More suggestions(15)

for seeking

for trying

for moving

for intending

for experimenting

for pursuing

for plotting

for capturing

for managing

for investigating

for maximizing

for desiring

for attempts

for strive

for try

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