Sentence examples for painful attempt from inspiring English sources

His report captures Pietri's painful attempt to finish the race: Good Heavens, he has fainted; is it possible that even at this last moment the prize may slip through his fingers?

Then Mr. Bloomberg will deliver his inaugural address, in which he is expected to call on the rest of government to join him in the painful attempt to cut the budget significantly, with no agency to be left unscathed.

Oddly enough, seeing Mr. Schwimmer's painful attempt to smile sportingly after betting all his chips on a losing hand on "Celebrity Poker" is more revealing than a dozen interviews on "Today" or "Entertainment Tonight".

When a painful attempt to resettle in his homeland is unsuccessful, Dr. Suri is forced to a philosophical — if not emotional — acceptance of a separation mandated by his desire for more than what he calls a mediocre life.

Bonus: if you watch til the end, you'll see a sleep-deprived version of me make a painful attempt at playing Heart and Soul.

Witnessing his painful attempt to change his shoes in the Firestone car park in the wake of his buggy ride from the ninth fairway, it was hard not to fear for his golfing future.

Painful attempts to draw blood made me suspect that the needles were dull and had been reused.

Richard Dorment for the Telegraph said he'd refused to go near the permanent collection for five years, citing its abrasive, painful attempts at trendiness.

Adichie is particularly good at exposing the contradictory ebb and flow of America's painful attempts to reconcile itself with its recent past, when segregation still persisted in the south.

Women report feeling pressured by their families to undergo repeated painful attempts to get pregnant.

In one instance, a patient had suffered 14 painful attempts to have a drip reinserted during his final hours.