Sentence examples for sent to attempt from inspiring English sources

Polish forces were sent to attempt to take back Braniewo, forcing Gustavus to relieve the siege; then Gustavus followed the retreating Polish army and laid siege to Orneta.

Two Spitfires of No. 72 Squadron RAF, No. 13 Group RAF that were already in the air were sent to attempt an intercept, but failed to find the intruder.

Negotiators were sent ashore to attempt to secure the surrender of the garrison, which was refused.

Willoughby sent boats to attempt to take possession of Victor, but they were unable to reach the vessel.

He wrote once of his regret that the Tahitians had not succeeded in converting William Ellis, a nineteenth-century Christian missionary sent there to attempt to proselytise them.

Tech was unable to advance the ball further, but kicker Carter Warley was sent in to attempt a 45-yard field goal.

Tech kicker Carter Warley was sent in to attempt a 40-yard field goal, but his kick missed and California took over on offense at its 23-yard line.

By the end of the 1940s, Rollins was addicted to heroin; in 1951, he was sent to prison for attempted robbery.

Messages have been sent to country leaders, attempting to get them to talk about The Game in public or on television.

The Ottoman government responded by putting to death the Greek patriarch, by terrorising the Greek populations in areas still under its control, and by sending troops to attempt to reassert their authority.

It was divine concern for the city of Nineveh and its inhabitants that prompted God to send Jonah, to attempt to bring about their repentance and salvation.