Sentence examples for that attempted to from inspiring English sources

Legislators passed redistricting maps that attempted to institutionalize their supermajority.

NGOs that attempted to stay in Leer despite the fighting could do little for the population.

Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China.

America, time and time again, has faced tragedies that attempted to tear us apart.

Or consider a history book for children that attempted to portray slavery in a positive way?

Of all Nasa missions that attempted to land on Mars, one has failed and seven were successful.

"There would not be any legislation that would pass muster that attempted to shut this site down," he said.

His first successful operas were lighter works that attempted to reinvent the comic Italian opera tradition for modern times.

I have trialled glasses that attempted to reset my circadian rhythm by shining blue light into my eyes.

It was a decision that attempted to make the status quo of chattel slavery untouchable and beyond debate.

"The verdict is appropriate because it is against a company that attempted to cheat the people of Alabama," he said.