Sentence examples for ridiculous attempt from inspiring English sources

It's not quite the most ridiculous attempt to bump up one's marks in front of an invigilator's eyes, however.

He added: "This is blatant abuse of the copyright system and, more off, it's a ridiculous attempt to control something that needs no control.

Julie Burchill, in a piece written for the Sun, has launched a thoroughly ridiculous attempt to defend the reputation of outgoing US President George W Bush.

Mr. Hortefeux, a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing UMP party, issued a statement Thursday describing the uproar as "a vain and ridiculous attempt to create a polemic".

He has called the uproar over his comments last September "a vain and ridiculous attempt to create a polemic," saying he had not been referring to Arabs but to people from the Auvergne, in central France.

A Labour source said: "This is a ridiculous attempt by the Tories to cover up the fact that the lobbying bill will have no effect on the vast majority of lobbyists".

Or: "Do you think you can get divorced by Dec. 31?" What's the most ridiculous attempted deduction?

Her adoption of a hoodie, a slouch and hip-hop slang makes for the most hilariously gender-confused Ganymede of recent memory: it's a joy witnessing her ridiculous attempts to be street in a forest.

Over the summer, in one of many small, ridiculous attempts to affirm to myself that I will outlive the Trump Administration, I decided to incorporate both retinol and sunscreen into my daily skin-care routine.

They're banned until they abandon this new strategy, and I encourage others to do the same until they back down from these ridiculous attempts to stop the spread of information around the Internet.

Others with smaller networks might seem a little more ridiculous attempting the same, but if you can convince enough users to hand over the keys to their mobile experience, presumably, the initial risk will be well worth it in the long run.