Sentence examples for poorest attempt at from inspiring English sources

The answer, it seems, as to what he gets up to when he's not (allegedly) drag racing, (allegedly) visiting brothels and (allegedly) punching people the face is this: he follows girls in ludicrously tight clothing through dimly lit convenience stores and then fails to get their phone numbers after the poorest attempt at a chat up line – a crisp-based chat up line at that – we've ever heard.

"We told the students involved that the signs were a poor attempt at humor".

The Rangers player actually made a poor attempt at exploiting the position, sending a feeble shot straight at Buffon.

"Clearly I used a stupid analogy in a poor attempt at humour," Russell said in a statement.

He said the message was a "poor attempt at humor" while making fun of his friend's apparel.

Baxter has neither attributes – he is a fraud and this film is a poor attempt at making money off the Trump name".

"It's not sports or entertainment; it's a poor attempt at both," said Dean Bonham, a sports marketing consultant and the former head of business operations for the Denver Nuggets.

Thistle had gained an early lead in the match, breaking through after seven minutes when Doolan skilfully cut in from the right and evaded a poor attempt at blocking him from Lee Ashcroft before calmly slotting the ball passed Jamie McDonald.

The hot chance followed a tougher opportunity in the eighth minute by Nigeria-born striker Jaycee Okwunwanne who volleyed a poor attempt at a clearance but sent the shot wide of the left post.

A right-wing cross from midfielder Oscar drew the attention of Federico Fernandez and Pablo Zabaleta, the two defenders diverting the ball to an unmarked Tardelli who fired home with goalkeeper Sergio Romero making a poor attempt at a save.

Regarding the profane naming contest, Morgan Stanley said in a statement: "While the e-mail in question contains inappropriate language and reflects a poor attempt at humor, the Morgan Stanley employee who wrote it was responsible for documenting transactions.