failed attempt

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

an effort to do something that was not successful

failedADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

attempt

Examples (10)

  • The rescue mission was a failed attempt to save the trapped miners.
  • After his third failed attempt, he decided to give up.
  • The police investigated the failed attempt to rob the bank.
  • Her failed attempt to climb Mount Everest left her determined to try again.
  • The company's failed attempt to expand overseas cost millions.
  • This was not his first failed attempt at starting a business.
  • The failed attempt to negotiate peace talks disappointed everyone.
  • Scientists learned valuable lessons from the failed attempt to launch the rocket.
  • The student's failed attempt to cheat was quickly discovered.
  • Despite the failed attempt, the team remained optimistic about future success.