Sentence examples for misguided attempt from inspiring English sources

It is not only because this war was a frank and literally misguided attempt to redress years of misguidance.

There is one desperate, misguided attempt to drag the story toward some kind of contemporary relevance.

Politicians quickly condemned the killing as a misguided attempt to avenge the three students.

Mr. Wyse's misguided attempt at something serious is preferable to the hackneyed complaints of "Therapy Rocks".

In a misguided attempt at transparency it used it to win over public opinion.

"Now, in a misguided attempt at authenticity, they're putting it back".

"Good luck, William," I replied, quickened by the moment into a misguided attempt at wit.

It's not a public safety issue or even a misguided attempt to liberate oppressed women.

And Paul Sheehan's misguided attempt at storytelling will not make our lives any easier.

Her tone made it plain that this was a misguided attempt at reassurance.

Smearing Shirley Sherrod was an attack; firing her was not a counterattack, it was a misguided attempt at damage control.