try to assassinate

Frequency: 5.00.6 per million words

To make an effort to kill an important person; a more general term than 'attempt'.

assassinateVERB + ASSASSINATE

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try to

Examples (10)

  • The splinter group tried to assassinate the prime minister, but their plot was foiled.
  • Several suspects were arrested after they tried to assassinate the visiting dignitary.
  • Throughout history, many have tried to assassinate powerful leaders to change the course of nations.
  • The spy's mission was to stop the rogue cell that would try to assassinate the president.
  • If you try to assassinate the king, you will be caught and executed.
  • Trying to assassinate a world leader is an act of international terrorism.
  • The declassified documents revealed that a foreign agency had tried to assassinate the general.
  • He tried to assassinate the senator out of a twisted sense of justice.
  • The conspiracy unraveled when one member confessed they were going to try to assassinate the dictator.
  • Why would anyone try to assassinate such a beloved public figure?