Sentence examples for my attempting at from inspiring English sources

The pain was not improved by my attempting at one point to pat her heartily on the afflicted region and telling her that she would be better soon.

It was my attempt at being arty.

This was my attempt at pragmatism.

"My attempts at meaning were transparent, and failed sometimes.

She waved off my attempts at guidance and advice.

My attempt at a shower ended 30 seconds later.

My one-liners were falling flat, as were my attempts at surreal impressions.

Despite my attempt at mental preparation, I was disoriented by the silence.

My attempts at robot-human camaraderie did not work with these two.

But my attempts at dating women left me feeling angry and confused.

My attempt at reform failed, and in the 20 years since, things have gotten worse.