a first attempt

Examples (10)

• That's not bad for a first attempt.
• His first attempt at baking a cake was a complete disaster.
• The sketch was just a first attempt; she planned to refine it later.
• She cleared the high jump on her first attempt.
• This prototype is our first attempt to solve the problem.
• My first attempt at writing a novel was never published.
• Even if your first attempt fails, you should always try again.
• The scientists recorded the results of their first attempt to replicate the experiment.
• It was his first attempt at asking someone on a date, and he was very nervous.
• The document represents the legislature's first attempt to regulate the industry.