a feeble attempt

Examples (10)

• He made a feeble attempt to apologize, but no one believed he was sincere.
• She gave a polite smile at his feeble attempt at a joke.
• The company's press release was seen as a feeble attempt to control the damage.
• The injured bird made a feeble attempt to fly away.
• My drawing of the landscape was a feeble attempt compared to the actual view.
• The politician's speech was a feeble attempt to win back public support.
• He made a feeble attempt to clean the huge mess before his parents came home.
• The defendant's explanation was a feeble attempt to create an alibi.
• Despite his exhaustion, he made one last feeble attempt to reach the finish line.
• Her argument was dismissed as a feeble attempt to distract from the main issue.