Sentence examples similar to he fails at that from inspiring English sources

From Baghdad he intended to go on and conquer Egypt, but he failed at that.

He failed at that, but he really tried.

He failed at that, too, and his teammates had to rescue him from drowning.

I think his job is to lead the country to a stronger consensus that we don't want to do this again, and he failed at that".

Obviously he failed at that, but he did turn the Senate into a mockery of a legislative body by using parliamentary rules written when Senators wore powdered wigs and brocaded coats.

He failed at that as well: His strong advocacy of Roy Moore's candidacy for a vacant Alabama Senate seat helped to produce a rare Democratic victory in that state, as Democrat Doug Jones prevailed in the polls.

He failed at that particular goal.

Just trying to be the best friend she can be, even though she fails at that a lot.

But he not only fails at that job but realises he has to biff off when her fiancé shows up.

He decides to work straight from marble, but fails at that, too, smashing his whole truckload in frustration.

In an interview with ABC in July, the president was asked if there was anything he believed he had failed at, that "has you desperate to get that second term to atone for?" There were "a bunch of things that we didn't get done that I think were important," replied Obama.