On the track, where he won races as prestigious as the 1896 Belmont Stakes, Hastings deliberately rammed and attempted to maul his competitors. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father made no attempt to take the Portia Sue out. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of them had attempted to escape from another prison at least once. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes a half-hearted attempt to smooth my jacket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her eyes, enormous, glazed over fixedly as she attempted to smile. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

On June 12,1986, the government imposed a State of Emergency in an attempt to keep a lid on protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto and Sheed hugged tightly to their Time Suck’s fur as it dipped and dodged Mr. Flux’s repeated attempts to freeze them in their tracks. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I had been disappointed in my attempt to gain Hamlet’s attention on his birthday. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Taniguchi didn’t know his own strength, and in attempting to push Longden back into the saddle he instead hurled him right over the back of his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listens to something about a heart attack, that it had been massive, that all attempts to revive him had failed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not out of the question that Fabyan was eavesdropping on his star employees to make sure they made no attempt to leave Riverbank. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

During the coach-ride back to Canaan, he several times moaned; but gave up even this paltry attempt at protest, and has since remained almost inert. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At home, Mom looks up from her desk, where she is attempting to go over ledgers and bank statements. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She does not follow up with the teacher or attempt to intervene on Harold’s behalf. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

With a huff, Emily ripped the page from her notebook, crumpled it, and dropped it with the other failed attempts littering the cab of the moving van. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There were several pages of notes on love, and Ash wondered if it were an attempt at a love potion, but there were few ingredients. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had not made a single attempt to rescue him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

By Sunday morning, her attempts to make sense of it had amounted to nothing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He also says somewhere that ‘the rooks, in the breeding season, attempt sometimes, in the gaiety of their hearts, to sing—but with no great success.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little later, when Lopsang had climbed to the base of the Hillary Step, Hall decided to abort the summit attempt and signaled Cotter and Lopsang to turn around. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lately, my mother and father sometimes talked in low voices about the attempts to unionize the plant. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My attempt to make the doctor laugh surprises me as much as it does him. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Nearly every attempt to domesticate a mosasaurus, he went on, somewhat rudely Magdalys now thought, has ended in dismemberment and death. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One was Kajak, later renamed Kayak II. Big, black, and gorgeous, he was barely halter broken and fought every attempt to handle him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t fail to notice that Nicolas discreetly asked about her but made no attempt to visit her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A somewhat touchy correspondence then ensued, in which Jefferson attempted to remind Adams that their much-valued friendship did not depend on complete agreement about forms of government. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He was an irritant to the state because of his sharp questions and attempts to show that the state was the violator of laws, not the Congress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our survival depended on understanding what the authorities were attempting to do to us, and sharing that understanding with each other. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was not much menace behind Lillian’s attempts at discipline. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the others attempts to fire at me—I duck to the floor and roll. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He attempted the ballad again and made it through only the first fine before his throat betrayed him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poachers are book scavengers who target declared books in an attempt to get them before the original seeker. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Blanca, who had never had the courage to oppose her father, did not attempt to hide her smile. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the next couple of weeks, Saleem made several more attempts before the handkerchief disappeared and he stopped ringing the rickshaw bell. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

He survived fourteen attempts on his life, seventy-three ambushes, and a firing squad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And I suppose tapes, like photographs and videos, are a desperate attempt to steal something from death’s suitcase. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she sees the villagers cover her girls with dirt, she runs over to the grave and attempts to climb in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a vidcap of their first attempt to open the gate.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The pig thrashed briefly, attempting to lift her head, then gave it up. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He thinks this might be the last time he attempts the stairs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He would double back on his path and attempt to lose them in the river, and then the second relay of hounds would scent him out and once again plunge into the chase. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day after day, if I ask directions or try to chat about the weather, they attempt nervously to answer me in halting English or French. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see Ned swivel away from the window where he crouched, attempting to swing his rifle around to get in a shot at the officer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite everything the Republicans had done to try to thwart him, despite the many attempts to obstruct his presidency, his vision had prevailed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach's pudgy fingers, swift with a needle, were clumsy with a comb, but after several tangled attempts she ended up with three equal strands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry, no!” moaned Hermione, grabbing his arm and attempting to push it down by his side. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

For the next sixty minutes, the Capitol feed alternates between the standard afternoon newscast, Finnick, and attempts to black it all out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The voyage by boat, however, would probably enervate me, and I am certainly not perverse enough to attempt air travel even if I were able to afford it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could think of nothing worse than making some unwelcome advance toward Denna and having her laugh at the awkwardness of my attempt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There were no screams, no attempts to plead their way into the van. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a deliberate attempt to intimidate him, Stalin believed. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But Priddy was concerned that his attempts to achieve eugenic sterilizations would still be challenged by state and federal courts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Hence any attempt to understand the origins of the modern world must come to grips with the question why the Fertile Crescent’s domesticated plants and animals gave it such a potent head start. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tried and tried, but her last attempt had been no more successful than her first. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dad forced a smile and attempted to radiate good humor. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few halfhearted attempts at stories, but they died out quickly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The careless, Braveheart type, rebelling in a desperate attempt to defy their diagnosis before it all comes to an end. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The Confederate attempt to destroy supplies and arms to keep them out of the approaching Union army’s hands has escalated out of control. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was hopeless and yet he knew it was better to make the attempt and die than leave him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will now divide,” Snape went on, “into pairs. One partner will attempt to jinx the other without speaking. The other will attempt to repel the jinx in equal silence. Carry on.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It’s an attempt to actively “foster and assess a child’s talents, opinions and skills.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

As I could not sit there nodding at him perpetually, without making some other attempt to interest him, I shouted at inquiry whether his own calling in life had been “the Wine-Coopering.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t attempt to enter her world or gain her confidence. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who, in real life, plops herself down in a totally strange environment—without housing, family connections, or job—and attempts to become a viable resident? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Man attempting to climb to painless heights from his dung hill. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Some migrants resisted these attempts by northerners to rid them of their southern ways. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Briony was listening out for footsteps on the landing, and it was to distract herself that she attempted a conversational tone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed inevitable that the state would attempt to put us out of business as a legal organization as soon as it could. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It pushed on its front legs and reared its head in an attempt to bite the hyena, but the beast was out of reach. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms over my chest in a feeble attempt to keep myself warm. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was now Adams’s turn to attempt a bridging of the gap. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Every day I combed the sidewalks and alleys looking for a crust of bread or anything else edible in the attempt to combat my constant hunger. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The creative process consists of a long series of leaps of the imagination and the artist’s attempts to give them form by shaping the material accordingly. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was important was that the attempt to write stories kept her straight on the dividing line between truth and fiction. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made several attempts to come back, but the flames were leaping higher by the minute. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them were hiding their faces in their hands, perhaps in an instinctive attempt to shield themselves from the dementors’ greedy mouths. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It occurs to me that my conscience stopped me from killing August at the very moment someone was attempting to carry out his orders to kill me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Later on he went to Pilar Ternera with the hope that the cards would see more than the diggers, but she began by explaining that any attempt would be useless unless Úrsula cut the cards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He makes an awkward attempt to smooth my jacket and then extends his hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I might as well die attempting to be with my mother. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She felt that Joan was being intellectually stimulated at home, but that the creative ferment she always attempted to foster was having little effect on Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only instance that comes to mind is the attempt of the Hayes Society to devise criteria for membership. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But in the dozen or so attempts I saw or heard about, not one man made it over the first fence. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, they attempted to modify the theory by making the gravitational force repulsive at very large distances. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said, “we have attempted to interview the so-called complainant and he denies that he was ever assaulted.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Changing the venue was also an attempt to crush our spirits by separating us from our natural supporters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes and attempted to refocus, flexing to feel my bubble surround me. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Catherine hands me her notes and then hugs me in a way that suggests I might get different results if I were to attempt the usual quest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The zebra’s attempts at self-preservation only whipped the hyena into a frenzy of snarling and biting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

What followed was a series of messy, arduous, and complicated attempts at becoming US citizens. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Something better,” he says, attempting to be tantalizing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He responded to further attempts at conversation with even fewer syllables—which is to say, none—so finally I just gave up and followed him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Three weeks after Dusty was let out of jail, they arrested him again for attempting to steal cigarettes from a food store. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Rishi felt a tug of affection that he attempted to cover by scratching the back of his neck and looking away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The post was untitled, but the poster was cryforhelp669, an amateur’s attempt at anonymity: 669 spelled out NOW on a phone keypad. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Snow plows forward, saying that clearly the rebels are now attempting to disrupt the dissemination of information they find incriminating, but both truth and justice will reign. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The committee could not stop the evictions, but they did attempt to assist renters with small cash advances. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Dream,” he said, sitting up quickly and attempting to meet Hermione’s glower with a look of innocence. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Catiline’s attempt to reply was shouted down, and he fled the scene—just as Cicero intended. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The calls of conch shells and hollow cow horns were attempting to catch up to the insistent rhythm. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In vain Mr. Justice Dana’s ‘What have we here?’ and ‘I cannot accept this as testimony,’ and Cilia’s attempts to quiet her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d plead my case to the bank tellers, maybe even attempting to weep, but I’d probably break into a nervous laugh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bill Harvey knew that for all the CIA's efforts, a big question hung over its attempts to look deep inside the Soviet power structure. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Who is this? Who is this?” he demanded, trying, as it seemed, to see with those sightless eyes—unavailing and distressing attempt! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Two of them hurried Celia off in spite of Matt’s attempts to stop them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so at last, with the help of many friends, I shall attempt to satisfy Yali’s curiosity—and my own. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not after our failed escape attempt, and certainly not after Chubs had rained down a verbal hailstorm on Clancy. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“At this rate," he concluded, “you'll not only be the most despotic and bloody dictator in our history, but you'll shoot my dear friend Úrsula in an attempt to pacify your conscience." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Staring, Harry put his hand into the basin and attempted to touch the potion. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In South Africa, a man of color who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fig’s paws slid along the metal tabletop as he attempted an escape, but Dr. Spires managed to keep him in place. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

My progress must have prompted the Sixers to end their covert attempts to clear the Third Gate and make its location public by barricading it before I or anyone else could reach it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When I picked him up, he made no attempt to uncurl, but remained in that state much like a catatonic stupor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Despite organizers’ best attempts, mudsill whites could not overcome the whispers of the past—or the shouts of the present. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finn’s breathing got harder and deeper, as if his very breath was angry and was attempting to launch an attack from the depths of his lungs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Can I come and finish the food for you?” he teased me, making a mock attempt to swoop down on my food. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The musical term for the secret guiding sequences in fourteenth-century composition is isorhythm, and the pieces that employed it are among the most complex musical structures ever attempted. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

While attempting to isolate enough of the compounds in the cockroaches, an international consortium of scientists develops revolutionary technologies to increase the size of the cockroaches through genetic manipulation. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

"Look at the silly hippies! Look at their pathetic attempts to simulate a complex global ecosystem in their backyard." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After trying my hand at sculpture, I attempted pottery. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Judging from the hoof-shaped prints in the dolphin’s breastplate and helmet, the coach had already made several attempts. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He said that people had rearranged God’s order by segregating the races and that the Civil Rights movement was attempting to restore a rightful order to the universe based on biblical principles. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My attempts at keeping the terror from my voice were unsuccessful, but Bob just pumped his hand up and down, kept his lids locked tight. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Undeterred, the Powhatans continued to build a stronger confederacy and attempted to discourage new English settlements along the James River. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then I veer sideways in a desperate attempt to save myself. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a reprise of my first attempt on the north face. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s attempt to find some deeper, perhaps religious meaning to his life took a wide and twisted path. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon, on the thirty-fourth ballot, the Wisconsin delegation attempted to end the two-day stalemate. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Had they been alone, she might have attempted it, though the chains would make it difficult; but with an entourage of royal guards trained to kill without hesitation... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Byrne may or may not have recognized this for what it was—a brazen attempt to win influence with him. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“There have been two failed attempts at placing out. The Byrnes and the Grotes. Trouble with the woman of the house in both places.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Black leaders continued to nudge white society for small concessions while at the same time attempting to stifle the more urgent demands of a frustrated black poor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he’d make a halfhearted attempt to bond with the kid, but the two had little in common. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

White neighborhoods in Baltimore blockaded their streets, attempting to confine the damage of the Riots to its poorer, darker jurisdictions. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Several black leaders had attempted to raise $3,000 in order to build a new church, only to discover that few whites were willing to contribute. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

All the while Bisguier stood by and, with body language and a few words of attempted peacemaking, tried to calm things down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, his wife’s barely cold in the I went over the stuff about Evie as well—the attempted abduction—just in case she’d forgotten. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Highness,” he said, in one last attempt, “I have not yet, from a single spy, heard a single word about a single plot against the Princess.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After the disastrous matchmaking attempt, Mrs. Brenner had gossiped to me that Raizel’s parents had cut her hair short at a physician’s advice, due to a touch of brain fever. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Church too has treated them badly when it attempted formal instruction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think that’s why his expression is so stranded and why the recognition on his face stumbles in its attempt to reach me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The best of the true progressives—always a small group, in the North or the South—did attempt to reach out to this rejected crowd, but they were usually rebuffed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My attempts to engage him in conversation went nowhere. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, after what surely had been a difficult night, Dora Root wrote to Burnham to thank him for the tour and to attempt to convey the complexity of her feelings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The van bounced steadily up and down as the shocks attempted to adjust to the transition from the paved, multilane highways to the pothole-laden, dirt-covered streets of the township. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Even if it were an absurd rumor, 40 miles wide of the truth, it would be useless to attempt to alter ‘the verdict of history.’ The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The more he attempted to focus on the print on the page before him, the more clearly the Prime Minister could see the gloating face of one of his political opponents. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Choose your question wisely, and then examine how Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity attempt to answer it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And there was every reason to attempt the rescue soon. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Each time he broke off with one of his young mistresses and returned to her side, he demanded that she marry him, in a desperate attempt to hang on to her love and find forgiveness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Alexa touches her neck and compares and contrasts this to her own suicide attempt, as usual, making it all about her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Taran noticed the enchanter had even made some attempt at straightening up the disorder of ancient volumes crowding the room. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been elected to the city council two years before, on his second attempt, and there was rampant talk of a run against the mayor in the next Democratic primary. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the reason seemed to be more strategic: we believed the authorities were attempting to cut off the head of the ANC on the island by removing its leadership. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had bombed our dorms in an attempt to keep me out of the games and from carrying out Hideo’s final goal. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She realized he was trying to be funny, so she attempted a smile. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I groan and attempt to get up, forgetting the trauma to my back until agony explodes across my skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

At whatever cost he was bound to make the attempt and Pylades would not let him make it alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had I been conscious of the full extent to which I was pushing against the current of my environment, I would have been frightened altogether out of my attempts at writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She attempted to rise; she could not have done so without betraying the agitation which mastered her at sight of him, so she fell back upon the stool, only exclaiming, “Why, Robert!” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Taran made no attempt to guide her; the horse had chosen her own path. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I disagree,” I said, attempting to bring all my powers of persuasion to bear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tater was attempting to burrow a tunnel underneath the fence. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

In contrast, the unsatisfactory attempts at chemical control in earlier years had cost about £, 1 o per acre. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, the basket was larger than anything she had ever attempted, but Nhamo was afraid to ask her cousin to take some of the load. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Privately, in another desperate attempt to cauterize the Watergate wound before it spread all the way to the president, Nixon had pressured his two closest aides to step down. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Obviously they were going to attempt the recapture of the farm. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The pain from the blow on his shin made him cry out, and he curled up, an instinctual reaction, an attempt to make his body as small as possible. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The church attempted to patch the holes in the old way of thought, but Aristotle, the geocentric world, and the feudal way of life were all mortally wounded. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Through my cross-examination and attempts to force the judge to recuse himself, I had made the statements I wanted about the unfairness of the court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Confederates attempted to take control of Kentucky, a border state between North and South, Garfield was assigned to help push them out. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘Let us attempt to see eye to eye with each other.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a time, I attempted to grow peanuts, and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the surgeon’s best attempts, Roosevelt’s left leg remained prone to infection at the slightest injury. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Any such attempt to define stages of any evolutionary or developmental continuum—whether of musical styles, human life stages, or human societies—is doubly doomed to imperfection. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She turned tentatively, assessing the emptiness of the room with her eyes, and then tried to lift her head but was forced back by the pain the attempt caused. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He gripped his trident loosely in his right hand and stretched his left hand out like he was blessing Leo, or possibly attempting to levitate him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stand in the ghetto classroom—‘the guest speaker’—attempting to lecture on the mystery of the sounds of our words to rows of diffident students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clutter smiled—attempted to; her head ached—and said thank you, but she hadn’t the appetite. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otto aimed the camera at him, attempting to freeze him again. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to free it made the cloth disintegrate into mold no different from the earth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alex feels him shifting against his side, arms crossed over his chest in an attempt at his typical closed-off stance while lying on the floor with his feet in a mop bucket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was, perhaps, genuinely attempting to enlist my help. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There were benches, a few flowering trees, and a marble fountain misting water over a statue of a satyr chasing a group of half-clothed nymphs whose attempt at flight seemed token at best. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But this is where Kenna runs into a problem, because whenever attempts have been made to verify this instinct that other people are going to like him, other people haven’t liked him. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

In reality, all of those dates are merely attempts to label arbitrary points along a continuum. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I had attempted to work for an optical company in Jackson and had failed, why should I not try to work for an optical company in Memphis? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Daenerys Targaryen was taking wing, Nurse had been clapping irons round their ankles to make certain they would not attempt escape on their way back to their master. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They seemed lost in their own little world of mud, pebbles and tins, and oblivious to my suicide attempt. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I attempted to account for scenes and characters, to tell why certain scenes were written in certain ways, I’d be stretching facts in order to be pleasantly intelligible. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mike ran out of the room when it happened, wanting to be by himself, to get as far away as he possibly could, and his older brother, Joe Bill, made no attempt to stop him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam clears his throat, attempting to pull himself together. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The attempt to hold you in any degree responsible or censurable for the loss of life is an outrage,” wrote Dion Geraldine, his construction superintendent at the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Bing Crosby had long been deeply impressed with Howard’s racing success—he once suggested to his wife that they name their son Seabiscuit—but every attempt to emulate his friend ended in spectacular failure. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this is just more self-deception, yet another attempt to prove to myself that I’m not worthless. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in the winter of 1981, he launched yet another solo attempt on Denali. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

HARRY/VOLDEMORT’r hair begins to sprout, he feels it, he attempts to cover it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He generally attempts to avoid the subject, thinking he knows perfectly well where she stands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But Dr. Leale knows better than to attempt a bumpy carriage ride through the crowded city streets. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the old man persisted in his attempt to strike up a conversation. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did she attempt to justify her lie. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have tracked her down—I was, after all, a reporter—but after a couple of feeble attempts I gave up. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning against the wall, I push my index fingers deeper into my ears to attempt to block out the sound. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In it, I attempted to trace the evolution of economic man from the earliest times up to the present, sketching out the path from ancient communal societies to feudalism to capitalism and socialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished to cry, and made some attempts; but found it impossible. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The three boys gave up all attempts at dignity and now were just trying to keep from bursting into laughter. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘My son, what you are attempting - shadow-travel across the world, carrying the statue of Athena - it may well destroy you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We sat inside — it would have been futile to even attempt to open the door, so many people were pressing on it — for more than an hour, imprisoned by thousands of our own supporters. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a nogas regulation would have the corollary benefit of automatically reducing trash and crowding because considerably fewer people would attempt Everest if they knew supplemental oxygen was not an option. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Often in these cases you might find some cough medicine missing, or some attempt to open a restricted-drugs case. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeble attempt at magic was too much for Harry’s wand, which split into two again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The incomparably ancient kingdom of the pharaohs offered the Macedonian Greeks significant liabilities as well as important assets in their attempt to establish a new ruling dynasty in Egypt. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He had a mountain to climb and he was jolly well going to reach the top or die in the attempt. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

America’s embrace of speedy executions was, in part, an attempt to redirect the violent energies of lynching while assuring white southerners that black men would still pay the ultimate price. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, if he got out of school early, he would attempt his mother’s favorite: apple pie. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance stood and attempted to control her great round skirt, which bobbed around her comically. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

A roomful of immigrants smiled and shrugged at each other as we all made a lame attempt to follow along. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

ATTN: will be wearing a burgundy velvet suit tonight, please do not attempt to steal my shine, you will fail and i will be embarrassed for you. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She ate the food set before her steadily, with no attempt to bolt as much as possible in the short time allotted. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was ably defended by George Bizos, who attempted to demonstrate that Winnie had no involvement with either the kidnappings or the beatings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking the final refuge of all men, attempting to escape beyond the doors of death. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring them unity. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to find other boys who might want to play with Bobby, Regina wrote to the chess editor of the Brooklyn Eagle to see if he knew of any seven-year-old players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This strategy would avoid a mad dash on their territory, though whites could then attempt to buy allotments from tribe members. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I clenched my eyes and attempted to see what she meant by becoming blind. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to set off across country at once would only make matters worse: half the inhabitants would follow them, to see what they were up to, and to prevent them from trespassing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Major Major had bought the dark glasses and false mustache in Rome in a final, futile attempt to save himself from the swampy degradation into which he was steadily sinking. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She attempted to hug him once more, but he pushed her away again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The cries of the baboons echoed in the trees across the grassland, but they didn’t attempt to approach the cliff. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

These initial moves and “lines” follow well-charted paths that have been chronicled for centuries, and players who want to improve their game attempt to understand and memorize them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His fingers folded around it like spider legs as he attempted to rip it from Otto. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After many failed attempts to fight the Long Knives, a new plan was made. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I have trouble concentrating, but I still attempt to search for reading material involving losing a parent. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Now a number of reporters were following the story of Fazlullah’s attempt to shut down the girls’ schools of Pakistan, including a man from the New York Times. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Among other plots, Harvey attempted to damage Castro's public image by adding chemicals to his cigars that would have made him seem confused and incoherent. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But my mother and father were attempting to hide, and if I opened too soon they would be taken away; I remembered well how they were taken away the last time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her attempts at conversation with them are a performance, an imitation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I must have lost my balance,” he said, trying to be jovial about it and attempting to put a new spin on what had happened. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A national group called the People-to-People Committee was attempting to raise funds for the team, and the executive director asked Bobby if he’d give a simultaneous exhibition to publicize the team’s plight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Round cheeks, big lips, and an angry zit on the side of my nose that resisted all attempts at eradication. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A file that had self-destructed; an assassination attempt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But during that year, while Liberals and Conservatives tried to make the country believe in reconciliation, he attempted seven other revolts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s play was spotty in the first several games of the tournament, as he attempted to find his chess legs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In December 1957, the United States made its first attempt to put a satellite into orbit with its Vanguard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He made no attempt to use his claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each building was more lovely, more elaborate than the last, and all were immense—fantastic things on a scale never before attempted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Gogol puts on his coat, goes outside and attempts to walk around the pond once. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After eight months, the blackouts seemed to be getting worse, as if her soul were attempting to live in two different time periods at once. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A medic performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate attempt to save the life of a seriously wounded fellow medic, 1969. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Here was the first warm attempt to communicate with me and I was failing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early 1980s, the South African government began making minor reforms in an attempt to quell international protest over the atrocities and human rights abuses of apartheid. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Much later, Jelliman risked his own life and livelihood in a courageous attempt to help me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This line of attack is being carried even further in experiments aimed at deceiving the male into attempting to mate with a spurious female. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Alex made a half-hearted attempt to take it back, but Jordan held it way up high, out of reach, as he stared down at Alex. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Beyond that, Dumbledore refused to speak of the sad business, though many attempted to make him do so. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But what Aristotle is attempting is a basic taxonomy of forms of argument: and like so much in his book, those forms are so familiar to us that we have long ceased to notice them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

If he remembered Holly’s story rightly, she had already made some sort of attempt to leave the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Al hasn’t actually said so, but there don’t appear to be any immediate plans to attempt another elephant act. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Despite his best attempts to remain calm, he was still as jittery as he could be in the final minute. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to approach him directly would put TRIGON, and the operation, at extreme risk. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then Inkatha attempted to do the same in Johannesburg, with dire results. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1876, elected President of Bowdoin College, where he attempts to modernize the school, introducing courses in science, de-emphasizing religion, and becomes involved in student demonstrations over the question of ROTC. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cold weather causes the body to burn calories quickly in an attempt to create heat. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The volunteers weren't playing against the cow, they were just attempting to play in her presence. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The Aeron was a deliberate attempt to come up with something that looked different.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was all in German, and my head ached too much now to attempt reading it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After that experience, she wasn't all that interested in pursuing any secret relationships, which was why marriage was her first real attempt at dating. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There have been repeated attempts to bomb it to bits and it’s not really a secret. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t worked, and he had dismissed the attempt when he could no longer ignore that it felt like a pathetic falsehood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of the radiators clangs and steams all day despite various attempts to shut it down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The cadet laughed through the bullhorn, which made him seem as sinister as Poseidon was with Odysseus when he kept foiling his attempts to get home to Ithaca. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But sometimes they cut their hair into such wild patterns that attempting to imitate them, Wood sniffed, "would torture the wits of a curious barber." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hoover incorrectly believed both the peace movement and the civil rights movement were Communist attempts to take over the entire United States. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She shrieked and attempted retaliation, which lasted only a few minutes, both of us sweating and weakened by the thick heat that filled the loft. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The three eagles still circled overhead, but they made no attempt to land on the ship, probably because Festus the figurehead blew fire whenever they got close. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I accepted another one-year appointment at Berkeley in an attempt to postpone the good fortune awaiting me and the consequent issue it would finally force. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slightly crestfallen, Harry watched Phineas redouble his attempts to leave his frame. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Anyone attempting to scale these heights would hardly be capable of fighting a duel upon arrival at the top. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“That photo sucks even more,” Hudson says, after another attempt. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Their excitement and curiosity had already shifted into concentration as they attempted to solve the puzzle before them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“The donor was simply attempting to do something good, I think. One of those pay it forward things.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Despite my attempts to hold their heads still, they twitch and fidget, and as a result have little bloody nicks and gashes all over their heads. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Poachers are book scavengers who target declared books in an attempt to get them before the original seeker. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

There will always be, I realize, those who would claim that any attempt to analyse greatness as I have been doing is quite futile. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our adversaries over the way, I know, have attempted to appropriate it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And the sword,” said Ron finally, when they had at last abandoned their attempts to divine meaning in the Snitch’s inscription. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t think she ever said anything that wasn’t an attempt at undermination.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Computer: “You attempt to ju—” Me: “Thrust pelvis against the cave wall.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

This was the first time he had found himself almost alone with Slughorn since his disastrous first attempt to extract the true memory from him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe I picked up some bug at a house or maybe it’s the disinfectant I squirt on my hands, straight from the bottle, in an attempt at cleanliness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barris admits that he has been attempting to track him down for some time after admiring several Thiessen-crafted cuckoo clocks, and was pointed in the right direction by a local shopkeeper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we could get you a wig, too,” I say in an attempt at lightness. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him raise one hand slightly, as if making a belated attempt to grab hold of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Or how my tongue would tie in the initial attempts, stiffen so, struggle like an animal booby-trapped and dying inside my head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Allen had been previously arrested for attempted assault. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have much time, so I gave up attempting to be quiet, and ran through Jesse’s bedroom to the connecting bathroom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There is a cheaper and better way to remove crabgrass than to attempt year after year to kill it out with chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her first attempts at a really long strand had come apart, but she was getting the hang of it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galton was not the first to attempt to model human heredity by measuring variation in humans. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The reigning discipline in biology was taxonomy, an elaborate attempt to classify and subclassify all living things into distinct categories: Kingdoms, Phylae, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, and Species. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He watched her face as though trying to read her thoughts, but gave up the attempt. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

That’s the impression of many Westerners who have attempted to help Third World peoples and ended up discouraged. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the arrows gone they fared little better, for Athena had now come to take a part in the great deeds being done and she made each attempt to reach Odysseus miscarry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The larger she grew, the deeper Blanca sank into an Oriental placidity that dashed all her husband’s attempts to introduce her into society. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The instructor breaks us into squads of eight and we attempt to carry out missions—gaining a position, destroying a target, searching a home—as if we were really fighting our way through the Capitol. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

What is happening here today is not injustice, but oppression, an attempt to throtde or stamp out a new form of life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were no computers in my high school, and the first two times I attempted college, people were still counting on their fingers and removing their shoes when the numbers got above ten. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The New York Herald Tribune found one reporter’s valiant attempt to get more than a monosyllabic answer out of him so amusing that it published a transcript of the entire nonconversation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark almost dropped the workpad in his attempt to keep his balance. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Dozens of books, cartoons, movies, and miniseries have attempted to tell the story of everything that happened next, but every single one of them got it wrong. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The tension between her lack of control and her attempt to suppress it is horrible. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Travis smiled uneasily, hoping this was his father’s attempt at humor. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I try to duck down lower than the nurses’ station, but a six-foot dude attempting to stay low and sneak around is about as subtle as a blindfolded elephant. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1958, Congress and the Eisenhower Administration set up the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in an attempt to put some order into the space program. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately I took that as an attempt to hide her guilt. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are too willful,” Pol said, observing her latest failed attempt. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Have you forgotten that I can hear men’s thoughts? Let go the boy. If you attempt treachery I will take such vengeance upon you as never was heard of in all worlds from the beginning.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to support their new position for educated women’s rights, both Stanton and Susan B. Anthony began to use divisive and racist arguments. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

No, I think it would be foolish to attempt to wrest the truth from Professor Slughorn by force, and might do much more harm than good; I do not wish him to leave Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mine was attempting to pop and lock to “Boom Boom Pow” in front of them. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

"This attempt at wit...has it ever worked for you?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t the sort of man who gave up easily either; it might take a few more attempts, but he knew he’d get the hang of it eventually. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the second attempt, the shrapnel stuck out two inches from his flesh. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She only watches it thoughtfully, she makes no attempt to move it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Pietro Crespi returned on Sunday midnight to sweep up the ashes of the party, after having worn out five horses on the road in an attempt to be in time for his wedding. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

After many attempts, she decided her arm simply wasn’t strong enough. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The worst aspect of the Velikovsky affair is not that his hypotheses were wrong or in contradiction to firmly established facts, but that some who called themselves scientists attempted to suppress Velikovsky’s work. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Nana took advantage of the slightest distraction on Nivea’s part to persist in her attempts to cure the child’s muteness with the same remedy she used for hiccups. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to give you your memory back,” Poppet says, watching Chandresh as the kitten attempts to crawl onto his lap. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and hold it in an attempt to relieve some of the pressure that is building in my chest. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He puzzles over Blue’s three clues and attempts to come up with the answer. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People say a failed attempt is a cry for help. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Hitler, imprisoned for leading the Beer Hall Putsch, the failed coup attempt to seize power in Munich, read about Ploetz and race science while jailed in the 1920s and was immediately transfixed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At 5:00 p.m., as the storm intensified, the Russian headed up alone to attempt to save him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were sitting in Mary’s Place on a Sunday afternoon a few days after Hagar’s latest attempt on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was my mom’s attempt at a joke, and thankfully Sra. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Fathers shouldn’t attempt to marry their daughters off to noblemen when there’s a handsome blacksmith nearby,” Kaede said, pulling a face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Holding her hand, I attempt to lead Geak to sit on the sheets, but she pulls out of my hand and toddles over to Pa. He picks her up and holds her to his chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went into detail, discussing exactly what these angry citizens might do to attempt to derail the collaboration. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, in an attempt to clean out her courtyard, Petra Cotes exchanged the rabbits for a cow, who two months later gave birth to triplets. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This woman, in all her eccentricities and in her appearance, is almost impossible to describe, but I shall make some attempt to do so a little later on. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

She offered Patrolman Mancuso a torn and oily cake box that looked as if it had been subjected to unusual abuse during someone’s attempt to take all of the doughnuts at once. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first few attempts were a bit sad. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Harry could feel his wand against his chest, but he made no attempt to draw it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“They know that Mount Othrys is rising in the West. They know of Atlas’s attempt for freedom, and the gathering armies of Kronos. We have voted to act.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I look in the mirror and attempt to push down my hair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In fact, I haven’t seen him since our first siphoning attempts. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I focus on the ball and attempt to steal. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Either that or Ms. Muldauer is attempting to hail a taxi indoors.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

None of the bulls came near him, and he did not attempt to join the herd. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Speaking privately to Spassky, Schmid appealed to him “as a sportsman” to agree to this new attempt to enable the match to continue. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Half a dozen Thenns in bronze scale armor stood clustered round one cellar stair, watching sullenly and making no attempt to join the others. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If anyone ever did attempt to go to college, it’s because they hoped to get the financial aid money. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Three years before I lived with Mr. and Mrs. Potts, a relative reported that their son, who allegedly had been charged with attempted murder, was living in their home while a foster child was there. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He scrambled up, and ran on, and this time, the crow only hovered above, though not very high up, and still following him, but silently, and no longer attempting to swoop down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mama makes a few attempts at conversation, but they crumble. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Chase insists that it’s too soon for me to attempt enrolling in high school. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ethan is not in the courtyard as promised, but after several misdirected attempts, I eventually find him at the lavanderia, the ancient washing basins next to the gardens. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Shakespeare frequently uses violations of decorum for comic effect, as witness Bottom’s muddled attempts at eloquence, Pistol’s braggadocio, and Polonius’s foolish high-sounding waffle. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the end, I made no attempt to force the trunks or locate the play book. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Having returned to her spot on the grassy knoll, Ruby Archuleta said cheerfully, “This game is called on account of attempted murder.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the crowd is huddled tight, blocking my every attempt to reach TJ. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“It is something in the feel of the sounds. I could attempt to put them on paper but I am sure the result would be appalling.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This time Esteban Trueba did not attempt to hold him back, because he thought a trip through that distant nation of starving people and nomadic cows would do his son a lot of good. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Simple fool magic. All it requires is its wielder not attempt to use it.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I make a second attempt on Tuesday but don’t manage to leave the house, reading an awful book as an excuse. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They were very much the same, each attempting to force his picture of reality upon me and neither giving a hoot in hell for how things looked to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flutter caught Tendai’s attention: the mynah was battering the force screen in an attempt to get out the window. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His fourth attempt to climb Everest was over. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Oh my god, this is that lame channel my mom sent me a link to a few months ago in an attempt to rally me into taking my treatments seriously. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"Look, Father!” she attempted, "Kit has given me this dress. Did you ever see anything so handsome?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Ben of the Builders, you’ve been sentenced to Banishment for the attempted murder of Thomas the Newbie. The Keepers have spoken, and their word ain’t changing. And you ain’t coming back. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You can attempt to contain your sarcasm,” I said dully, but I caught the gist of what he was saying. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If he himself survived such an attempt, he would be desperately weakened, he knew, and would have to recover. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

During the next several months, Guiteau and his family attempted to obtain a pardon, going as far as sending their request to President Arthur. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The brakes squealed, and Moss and Esperanza attempted to stand up to leave. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’d need all the sophistication I could muster to make us believable when we attempted to cross the bridge. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He laughs, sort of awkwardly—a boy who’s never awkward—and I sense an attempt to diffuse some sort of sudden moment I have yet to read. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

One day in the Butt Room he read aloud a rumor in a newspaper about an attempt on Hitler’s life. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The quick spread of the Fertile Crescent package preempted any possible other attempts, within the Fertile Crescent or elsewhere, to domesticate the same wild ancestors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a few feeble attempts to interrogate her, he handed her a lollipop and sent the family home. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The vendor who formerly had the Quarter route wore an improbable pirate’s outfit, a Paradise Vendor’s nod to New Orleans folklore and history', a Clydian attempt to link the hot dog with Creole legend. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His first attempt at an order came as a croak. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Have you ever seen the videotape of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Others, because they were always willing to give an attempt at meaningful communication “one more shot.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t make any attempt to hide what he was doing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant “a very serious difficulty will arise when the attempt is made to accelerate ions ... to higher energies than obtained thus far.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We would attempt to say, “Correction-officer recruit,” and our name and Social Security number, during which time we would presumably learn how effective the gas was. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prior to that, our attempts at several “dad” activities had mostly ended in failure, or worse, disaster. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But I understand her attempt to draw out the conversation. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The idea of the organ was a last desperate attempt to win the hand of Cousin Antonieta after more conventional means of courting her had failed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako tried again, and her seedling didn’t stand straight, but it did stand straighter than her previous attempt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ginny had been attempting, under cover of the reconciliation, to sneak upstairs too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Prince warded off the attempted bites with ease, and the ape was heaving at the chest now, desperate for air. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And embryogenesis attempts to capture the future: How does a single cell create a living thing that will eventually acquire its particular form? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Clary had never attempted to deal drugs before, and he had no criminal record. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They also were attempting to “chop” photons into pieces by passing light beams through a rapidly rotating mirror. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Wherever I found religion in my life I found strife, the attempt of one individual or group to rule another in the name of God. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do, trying to focus on chewing and swallowing, but even when I attempt to concentrate, my mind drifts. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Realize that if you attempt to go inside the house I might be forced to physically restrain you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Structurally the car was sound, but its walls, windows, and doors had been designed merely to discourage attempts at self-destruction, not to resist a human pile driver. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This painful trade-off is why ecologists argue that any attempt by tropical forest societies to grow beyond small villages has always been doomed to fail. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Good. Then I'll look forward to a gallant attempt when your turn comes,” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Homer remained at his side despite Ridgeway’s halfhearted attempts to shoo him away. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was aware of the Apollo campers behind me shooting arrows, disrupting every attempt by the enemy to rally. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The spirits, for reasons still unclear to me, shun my every attempt to channel them into my unfortunate sketches. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I will attempt to eat at the table, or read the newspaper there, but it’s so small and rickety that any wrong movement endangers the house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can be tamed, though this should be attempted only by experts. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two days of my lying on my mattress with no attempt to eat, drink, or even take a morphling tablet, the door to my room opens. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

That day at lunch, she’d attempted to create a bit of a family moment by reading aloud from the local paper, something of a Saturday ritual in the Hunter household. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I redoubled my efforts, but his candle ignored my best attempts to force it into flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She ridiculed her own attempts at genealogy; the family tree was wintry and bare, as well as rootless. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the morning of this second day he had become an amusement to the newspapermen, who smiled to themselves each time he cleared his throat and at his awkward attempts to stand or sit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Each attempt he made to right himself ended wrong. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

All that remained on earth were the comments of the amazed crowd below and a multitude of experts, who attempted to provide a reasonable explanation of the miracle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And they are—when they attempt to masquerade as men. They aren’t capable of right thinking, of human morality. They are meant to be controlled.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But Elaine was not clever, did not understand the attempt to bind her hero. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several attempts to get him to play, Little Ann gave up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made no attempt to place his insects in natural settings, however. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After so many attempts at making the petal that was eventually used for the water pot, his hands seemed to work of their own accord, flattening here, pinching there . A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Gripping the edges of his tray of half-eaten food, Daryl's knuckles turn white and his shoulders hunch up in a desperate attempt to hide the look of humiliation burning his face. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

As she attempted to call a second friend to kill more time, someone sat down beside her, muttering something under his breath. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Bull began to squeeze the boy’s hand in a pincerlike grip until the boy attempted to pull away. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For her to attempt to bring them out when she was a fugitive herself would be an impossibility. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I attempted to remind the chief of the discussions that we had in Durban about taking up violence, but he did not recall them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been credited with attempting to stir up rebellion among the animals on neighbouring farms. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

In a desperate attempt to keep the pressure off the ship, Shackleton ordered some of the men over the side to hack away at the floes, with the axes, and picks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

His attempts failed, however, and senators supported Garfield. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He made several puny attempts, each one weaker than the last. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

For the first time since the death of Bach, the music of the moment seemed to be attempting to portray more accurately the sadness and anxiety that people were actually experiencing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But he is unable to balance well and while he attempts a graceful leap, it ends up being something closer to a planned fall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I figured that it would be on turkey sounds or Beyonce, but no, it was a small piece on last night’s “attempted robbery” at the Kent home. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ruth May had attempted to convince every family member in turn that she could lift a full water bucket by herself with her one remaining unbroken arm. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually he abandoned the attempt to free them, and they journeyed on. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pol seemed amused by her attempt, but said kindly, “My father gave me my first bow when I was a boy of six. It’ll take some time before you get the hang of it.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I picked up Zu’s notebook again in an attempt to avoid being lulled to sleep by Chubs’s rhythmic snores, and added a few clouds and stars to the first page of doodles. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Even if her captain was mad enough to attempt it, the Brazen Beasts would cut him down before he got within a hundred yards of her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Regression analysis, which attempts to relate the values of quantity X to those of quantity Y, is a very important tool in statistics but is frequently misused. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! you would rather talk of her person than her mind, would you? Very well; I shall not attempt to deny Emma’s being pretty.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

But periodic attempts to discipline bribe takers, restrict market activities, force servi-cha vehicles off the road, and confiscate cash were met with widespread resistance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Once again, federal troops were sent to the South to provide protection for blacks attempting to exercise their civil rights, and the violent reaction of white racists was met with horror in the North. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Established in 2001, the tortilla store is an innovative attempt to preserve one of earth's greatest cultural and biological assets: the many local varieties of maize in the narrow “waist” of southern Mexico. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I could not eat; to even try to do so was repulsive to me, and, much as I would have liked to please him, I could not bring myself to the attempt. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps my writing was more an attempt at understanding than self-expression. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He promoted the match to bring global publicity to the Yugoslavian embargo and to make it appear as though the United States and other nations were attempting to suppress an important artistic endeavor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing it would be useless to attempt to get back to sleep, I headed to the Fishery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was determined that Goran Kropp, a young Swede who had ridden a bicycle from Stockholm to Nepal, would make the first attempt, alone, on May 3. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

You can imagine the situation: the pale knights starting to their feet in the candlelight, the ineffectual attempts at aid, and their supposing eyes turning upon one another with ashamed suspicion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is highly irregular. In effect, it is an attempt to intimidate this Court.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after a bit, she found she could aim with the noose of the rope, that she could choose a log or a bush and catch it precisely on most of her attempts. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the moment he makes the attempt his words falter, for he is confronted and defied by the inexplicable array of his own emotions. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was fear among the other organizations that the ANC would attempt to dominate it, and the committee’s rules were crafted so that its powers were purely consultative and its decisions not binding. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the past eight years on every day that it was possible, he had shot a hundred jump shots a day, made a hundred layups, and attempted a hundred foul shots. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began, in typical fashion, by attempting to justify himself but that soon faltered in the white glare of Julian’s silence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every time he attempted to reclaim his position at the wire, her snapping jaws held him away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There had been earlier attempts to build communities whose goal was to advance knowledge: sixteenth-century doctors, for example, had formed networks and had published the resulting correspondence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He attempts to sort through the contents of a table, pushing aside piles of newspapers and a birdless birdcage. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

An assassination attempt has been made on Hitler’s life, and for once not by Jewish Communists or English capitalists, but by a German general who’s not only a count, but young as well. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

George made little attempt to brace himself or otherwise prepare for their entrance, so it didn’t take long. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a few notable exceptions, most of the stories were thinly veiled accounts of the author's life as he or she attempted to complete the assignment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The Corporal attempted to mount his horse, only to slip and fall to the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the next hour I stood in a rank with Sander and the others, facing Mr. Armin and attempting to duplicate his stance and movements. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It hurt me to think that she took no notice of my attempts to please her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When Stan finally stopped for air, I made another attempt to knock the conversation down to my level. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bobby didn’t want to write letters or receive them, for fear of being tracked by the U.S. government, which was attempting to arrest him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The genome project, in turn, inspires attempts to understand human variation and “normal” behavior in terms of genes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

John Andre was captured while attempting to serve as a British spy in league with Benedict Arnold to produce a major strategic debacle on the Hudson River at West Point. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“If we don’t distinguish our heartache—don’t at least attempt to work through it, you understand—it tends to pop up later. In different ways, aberrant ways.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I feel that one ought to make a serious attempt to get up to 60 or 70 million volts. . . With such particles, we should begin to learn the true mechanics of the nucleus.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He shook his shoulders as if shaking off a tiresome touch, and attempted a smile that failed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if its social extrapolation is a major reason for attempts at its suppression. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frustrated, I pull my hair tie off my wrist and resort to a messy bun in an attempt to look halfway decent for this video. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the tall one roused himself for his portion, the young one went to the hearth and attempted to get a fire started. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Neumann Two is already upright beside him, palms cupped against each other, as though attempting to hold a sphere of darkness in the bowl of his hands. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In all of his attempts, he has survived more than thirty train rides. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

On his last attempt, he lay flat on top of a hopper. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Darkclaw sided with them while trying to placate the others, attempting to keep a foot in either camp, should it come to a vote. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I said before I attempted my first dive. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Like a mole in bright light, he peered around at his tormentors, his lips parted, more in disbelief than in an attempt to form a word. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I attempt to bite her hand, but she grabs the hair on the top of my head, forcing me back to the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Another attempt to show my skills at Carver. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The rhetoric of “law and order” was first mobilized in the late 1950s as Southern governors and law enforcement officials attempted to generate and mobilize white opposition to the Civil Rights Movement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This is his third attempt to go to her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He had discussed it with his father one day after making several unsuccessful attempts. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

If he could not exert his great powers of persuasion directly, he could at least attempt to do so indirectly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The lighthearted ironies she might have deployed among her friends deserted her in his presence, and she heard her own voice become thin when she attempted some docile contradiction. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All attempts to keep calm fled as I pushed my way quickly through the waiting people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The earliest theoretical attempts to describe and explain the universe involved the idea that events and natural phenomena were controlled by spirits with human emotions who acted in a very humanlike and unpredictable manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made one more attempt to further matters:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I told the priest what had happened when I ran from my mother’s burial—my fall, my waking to witness the meeting in the clearing, Aycliffe’s attempt to kill me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I held up my hands in a vain attempt to stop this runaway train of thought. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Kenny had a history of mental instability—she claimed to be possessed by spells—and she had once even attempted to murder another local attorney. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If my hunches are right, this would mean almost half the districts have at least attempted to rebel. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And yet, over the years, some attempts have been made to do just this,” said Millard. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe Black would come by and tell me that my father was down at the precinct, arrested for attempted murder or something like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Petey and her mother got to Finn’s house about an hour after Finn attempted to grate himself into sausage and his brother had to cart him off to the hospital for reassembly. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The young dog nosed his friend all over, his lips wrinkling at the rank bear smell, then attempted to stanch the wounds with his rough tongue. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Seabiscuit was apt to fight any direct attempts to rate him, Smith told his riders to adjust the horse’s speed with steering. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Her Highness has had me attempt to make several vivant dresses based on the one you created as her wedding look." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They gave him ten to fifteen years for attempted murder. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said with an attempt at a smile. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Once I sat down at my typewriter and tried to write about what had happened, made about six attempts before I gave up and threw them all away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was essential she didn’t miss—there’d be no time for a second attempt. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In New York Hamilton was struck in the head by a rock while attempting to defend the treaty to a crowd. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

After everybody came out of that summit attempt alive, Hall may well have thought there was little he couldn’t handle. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

No attempt has been made to do so here. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I asked in a weak attempt to kill my nerves. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

All while he was attempting to establish a life in Budapest, and yet alienating everyone around him, Bobby was also trying to win over Zita. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Tower. Engine explosion! Cockpit lights out. Am commencing starboard turn to avoid populated area. Will attempt to punch out when wings are level. Wish me luck. Over.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image of a burly policeman traipsing across the stage with an empty plastic bag, attempting to “capture” the air, was the stuff of Chaplinesque comedy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

So he started thinking of the formula as an attempt to communicate something. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He took several deep breaths, mouthed paragraphs in front of his reflection in the pane of glass, attempted an argument with a spoon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Hold still, sir,” said the Clock Watcher, making another torturous attempt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She is simply resigned to stand there, allowing me to futilely attempt to end her life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

With only a week remaining before the Santa Anita Handicap, Seabiscuit had to run well or his attempted comeback would have to be deemed a failure. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or perhaps it’s an attempt to convert people,” Twinkle mused. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Heeding Myma’s counsel with the eager assistance of various young men, one of the simple lovelies suffered a nervous breakdown; the other attempted unsuccessfully to slash her wrists with a broken Coca-Cola bottle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes attempted, for example, to sell investors a machine that turned water into natural gas. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I know she’s right, but I'm uncertain, uneasy about participating in another attempt at resistance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The big-man has no independent decision-making authority, knows no diplomatic secrets, and can do no more than attempt to sway communal decisions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He thrashed wildly, more a reflex than an attempt to get away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even crack a smile at my attempt at humor. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Dubonnet, you’re smart too,” I said in an attempt to figure out why everybody lately seemed to want me out of town. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Celia sits with a notebook and pen, attempting to decipher the system the book is written in. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And there's another thing, these wasps will hunt down anyone who disturbs their nest and attempt to kill them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Many adults convicted of attempted murder in Florida serve less than ten years in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When that scheme failed, they attempted to talk him out of the barn! Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun failed in its attempt to light the room through the single window, and the press of bodies and scents and sounds melted to give us an aromatic and artificial twilight. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s her,” he said, pointing at Luna, who was still dancing alone, waving her arms around her head like someone attempting to beat off midges. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I felt a momentary awkwardness as I tried to watch myself, always a futile thing to attempt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was mindful of the fact that the most senior ANC people would be watching my release from abroad, and attempting to gauge my fidelity from a distance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trey stops his poor attempt at rapping when we pull into the Ring. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But their attempt to appropriate such expressions invariably changes the words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mastering himself again, he tried to prise the locket apart with his fingers, then attempted the charm Hermione had used to open Regulus’s bedroom door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And then there’s me: team captain whose attempt at saving the day has landed me with a stitched-up catching arm a week before my team’s first state tournament game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

On the fourth attempt, the Ford starts and Marv drives me through town. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I shall not remain alone with them; I shall try to scale the castle wall farther than I have yet attempted. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The DA initially threatened an attempted murder charge for what went down in the SUV with Kerns and me, but Dave’s lawyers were too good to let that stick. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Libya—Mu’ammar Gadhafi was attempting to ingratiate himself with the United States and couldn’t take the chance of antagonizing President Bush. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, for the next two hours, again and again he led the firefighter back over the events of that day in an attempt to document precisely what the lieutenant did and didn’t know. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He ignores Caesar's attempts at banter and answers with a yes or no or just remains silent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She gasped several times and shook her head in disbelief as my mother told her about our trials and tribulations in attempting to obtain my birth certificate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, sir,” replied the rabbit, with a rather pathetic attempt to sound brisk and ready. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what to do, so I’d make a few lame attempts to pat their hair until they wandered away in disgust. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Almost every day Fischer’s team attempted a new strategy. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Was there any attempt made to stop them?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is too solid and unequivocal a term to be used as a euphemism and this seems to be what we are attempting. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know it’s his attempt at smoothing things over. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His dark hair is badly cut, as though the barber was distracted during the process, but some attempt has been made to flatten it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Howard’s attempts at “I am” consumed precious lesson time, already too short after the work week. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Not a first attempt, I take it?” observing that the pages were numbered, covered only on one side, and not tied up with a ribbon—sure sign of a novice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

England had already conquered Wales and Scotland, but before its assault on Ireland it had never attempted to replace such a large Indigenous population with settlers. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel sure that Count Andrenyi will be reasonable. At any rate, let us make the attempt.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all knew he was just joking and that whatever zing he was gonna attempt was just gonna be silly, but still, this was Sunny. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Ada, what’s it matter? We’ve just been going out for a couple of weeks. Quit being so serious,” I joked, in an attempt to distract from my own melodramatic ways. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“If he were to attack on the right he would draw the enemy from this position and we could then attempt the assault. Supported, of course, by General Hill.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dwarf watched contemptuously while Taran gathered saplings and attempted to weave them together. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Most had been given freedom of the castle in return for their pledge not to attempt escape. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In his attempts to advance his son the Duke, Alexander VI encountered many problems, both present and future. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

While some of the prisoners were people accused of attempting to practice magic—not that they could, given that magic had vanished from the kingdom—these days, more and more rebels arrived at Endovier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At The Maids, a housecleaning service, I am given something called the “Accutrac personality test,” which warns at the beginning that “Accutrac has multiple measures which detect attempts to distort or ‘psych out’ the questionnaire.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No attempt was made to appeal the verdict. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The trick was to make the attempt while passing between, say, licking one's lips and smiling broadly, and at the same time catch the other’s eye. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We used to play all the time, here in the Basement. That’s the only reason I beat the king on my first attempt.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But I have a deed to do, or to attempt, before I too am slain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“And if we attempt to sabotage their next meeting—?” “They might burn down the Dancing Trout,” Shorty said glibly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermes sneaked close to Athena, attempting to put his arm around her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No wonder we missed it,” Minho said, furiously writing down notes and dimensions, his best attempt at a diagram. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The problem whose attempted solution has brought such a train of disaster in its wake is an accompaniment of our modern way of life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

General Matsika scooped out the bad vegetables when he found them, but he didn’t attempt to get them all. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Blood and Woodhull met when he visited her in an attempt to communicate with the soldiers who had died under his direction as a regimental commander. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Spell message in Morse code with rocks, include things attempted. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a climax, I attempted to climb atop the wagon, but the solidity of my physique proved too taxing for that rather flimsy vehicle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is also discouraging, because I recognize attempts at analysis are largely useless. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He started plodding north from tidewater in February, but his enthusiasm fizzled on the lower reaches of the Ruth Glacier, still thirty miles from the peak, so he aborted the attempt and retreated to Talkeetna. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If put into an enclosure, they are likely to panic, and either die of shock or batter themselves to death against the fence in their attempts to escape. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The older girl, upstairs in her room, attempted to be brave herself, tried to sleep. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray slid the cards out of their soggy box and attempted to shuffle them, but the cards were so old they kept sticking together. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Outside the window, Wilfrido’s team took down tents and booths, so I had a clear view of La Cocina—a reminder of my failed attempt to convince the neighborhood that the restaurant belonged. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Ignatius could tell that she was attempting to record the scene: Eliza crossing the ice with a particularly large genius in her arms. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to write political messages in public was punished with a burst of machine-gun fire on the spot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day, the little gray-furred beasts would scurry tormentingly through the branches that hung outside the nursery windows, which threw all Penelope’s attempts to teach odd and even numbers into chaos. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My voice shakes from both rage and an attempt to hold back tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Just the night before, four B-29S had crashed attempting to take off. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least Fyrian never attempted to deflect or obfuscate Luna’s many questions. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was like a waking dream and I attempted to transfer it to paper as simply and truthfully as I could. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had lagged behind after every Potions lesson that week in an attempt to corner Slughorn, but the Potions master always left the dungeon so fast that Harry had not been able to catch him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve already covered the whole barn more than once, counted the baskets, recounted them, made an attempt to fix the loose board in the wall even tho no one asked me to. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

All three boys were arrested and charged with armed robbery and attempted homicide. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Poppet pauses, closing her eyes as she attempts to concentrate on the images in her head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Another day he appeared on the television program of Irv Kupcinet; he described attempts that had been made to kill him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white men attempted to arrange other fights for us, but we had sense enough to refuse. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They play her death in full, the spearing, my failed rescue attempt, my arrow through the boy from District 1's throat, Rue drawing her last breath in my arms. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Hina,” my dad says softly, attempting again to soothe the flaring tempers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After this encounter, Miss Kenton did not attempt to introduce further flowers into my pantry, and in general, I was pleased to observe, she went about settling in impressively. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And throughout the night, white and black mobs invaded each other’s neighborhoods, attempting to burn the other out. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Ha ha ha, ho ho ho, I wouldn’t attempt it if I were you, Matthias. He’s liable to beat you hollow in his present mood.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I never do find an apartment or affordable motel, although I do make one last attempt, seeking help one morning at a charitable agency. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The president declared détente—the attempt to improve relations between America and Russia—a failure. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They could attempt to stop HeLa research through a lawsuit, arguing that it’s impossible to anonymize Henrietta’s cells, which contain their DNA. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Harry seized Ron’s wrist as he raised his wand; there were too many of them to Stun: Even attempting it would give away their position. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“No, but it is old, and it was constructed by someone very dear to me. I take it you are attempting to light that again?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I tried again and again, but each attempt was more pitiful than the last. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We take facts so much for granted that there have been few attempts to write their history, and none of them satisfactory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Uric the Oddball attempted at one time to prove that Fwooper song was actually beneficial to the health and listened to it for three months on end without a break. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they see you as a fellow tribe member attempting to disavow the tribe, that is something they will never forgive. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Polly noticed that the slave breathed slowly and loudly, as if he was tense, but he made no attempt to stop the young man from hitting him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either find a way to complete the tasks I have set before you, she would tell us, or die in the attempt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“And we’ll need to think about some food as well. You stay there,” he added sharply, as Ron attempted to sit up and turned a nasty shade of green. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A month later, Kissinger returned from more secret negotiations with the North Vietnamese and reported to Nixon that his latest attempts had broken down once again. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Frankie’s right. And I’m betting the bomber is waiting for another rescue attempt before setting off any remaining charges,” Diana said. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I could have attempted to discuss the matter with the regent through intermediaries and perhaps come to some settlement within the framework of our tribe and family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ll have a burst of energy—the body’s last attempt to save itself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She attempts to step out of his line of sight but the room is too small. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They certainly weren’t going to aid his attempt to defeat them at their own national pastime. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Great — for the crime of attempted breakfast- making, I got demoted from “beloved firstborn” to “this one.” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attempt to tame the wild creatures, for instance, broke dow'n almost immediately.They continued to behave very much as before, and when treated with generosity, simply took advantage of it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

This may seem like a discouraging setback in our attempt to understand the course of history, since technology has undoubtedly been one of history’s strongest forces. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

This I attempted, though the very idea set my stomach churning. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She attempted to comb her hair with her fingers, but it was far too knotted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cheddar arched his back and in an attempt to appear fierce, showed his spiky teeth as his pale green eyes turned dark jade. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The bloody revolution of 1917 that had swept through Russia attempted to erase all individual distinctions to prioritize a collective good. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Had already attempted 2 circuits over field prior to passenger’s departure and found it dead tiring so I stayed overhead for half an hour to burn off fuel before a final attempt to land. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But I am also concerned for their dignity, for the health of their souls, and must oppose any attempt that Negroes may make to do to others what has been done to them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

But while Washington attempted to transcend the ideological wars of the 1790s, Burr seemed disposed to tunnel beneath the warring camps, then pop up on the side promising him the bigger tribute. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

This was surely a cynical attempt to win forgiveness for what could never be forgiven. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I think she was attempting to make a joke because she smiled when she said it. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little collection of fruit- bearers growing by the river was his attempt to contrive, rain or no, a patch of the paradise, the green, apple-scented Eden, he envisioned. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I attempted to persuade my mother and my brothers to go to México. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“For the record,” Henry says, “nobody’s ever made an attempt on my life either.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this is Mrs. Wexler’s last attempt to get me to open my mouth and make a friend. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

With a huff, Emily ripped the page from her notebook, crumpled it, and dropped it with the other failed attempts littering the cab of the moving van. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

None of the other racers attempted to cross the lake. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both tired out, and called the attempt off for the night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is unclear if the motive was the Germans’ nationality or their attempt to organize at the mine. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I must have hurt them rather badly in my wild attempt to climb the greystone last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Was the ludicrous attempt to arrest him the beginning of a bad cycle? A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today’s Catholic elementary schools attempt a less mechanical approach to religious instruction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry backed into a shadowy corner, slipped off Ron’s rucksack, and attempted to blend in with the canvas. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I didn't dare attempt a love letter—besides, I didn't have to. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Plutarch’s attempt to cheer me up — laced with the news of another four, possibly five, murders—somehow backfires. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In the twenty-three years since, nobody had attempted to land above the Icefall again. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The climber in question had struck up a relationship with a member of an expedition attempting Lhotse. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For him to attempt to bind Selitos by his name would be as fruitless as a boy attacking a soldier with a willow stick. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I attempt to keep the joy behind my face, not on it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Used her imminent arrival and feeble attempt at murder as an exercise of his will against hers— an ultimatum to the universe. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after completing her community college requirements, Mary attempted the short but improbable journey from the neighborhood to the campus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Second, in the way my father had taught me, by attempting to find or reconstruct the correct text, the text the commentator who had offered the simple explanation must have had before him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It takes three more attempts, but I manage to open my eyes and keep them open, even if the bedroom light feels like it has the same wattage as the sun. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“For defying their master, attempting to attend an illegal festival—” “They’re just girls, Hel.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His great-grandfather was beaten to death by the Ku Klux Klan for attempting to vote. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In 1841, only two years later, an assistant to Daguerre, Andre Le Fevre, was arrested in the Tuileries Gardens for attempting to sell a gentleman a picture of the woman and the pony. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wagner's theatre was an early attempt at what we would associate with the cinema, rather than the theatre, experience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Here was a definite challenge for Bobby, and he attempted to stay focused and confident by carefully studying Geller’s other games in the tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Shu government had been capturing and experimenting on Grisha for years in an attempt to locate the source of their power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The smaller children were hauled off to bed, but no one else attempted to leave. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Palsson had been the initial Icelander to join forces with Bobby in his attempt to get out of jail. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother objecting to her makeover attempts anymore. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Maintaining level flight continued to prove challenging and eventually I attempted a descent. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Less than a month later, on December 5, 1941, Hitler decided to postpone his attempt to seize Moscow until spring. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When she really gets into it, she attempts all kinds of runs and goes, “Yes, girl! Yes!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

When a dozen or so persons all attempt to broadcast in this manner, and all of us preferred sending to receiving, the accumulation is loud and nerve-shattering. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other rebel boys tried to grab it, but Mambu shot each one who attempted to. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There were fires glowing all up and down Betio, and a man beside him with a waterproof watch was attempting to time the battleship salvos being fired on the island. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew Gay was trying to please me, but for some reason, I resisted every attempt she made. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At first Luke didn’t even acknowledge the attempt. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It makes more sense than his persistent attempts to be my friend when everyone else at school barely notices me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I am going mad in these chains. I will not attempt escape. You have my word on that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Before she can get her hands on me, I slip past her, my hands up, ready for her next attempt. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The inner workings of the duck are unknown, despite various attempts to construct replicas. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Life on the frontier was difficult for both women and men, and communities in the West attempted to lure women there with the promise of political equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Dennis Hoagland said that in our time there were only two or three worth talking about, for complexity, fascination, depth of involvement: JFK, Watergate, the attempt on the Pope. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

How would they react to his attempts at persuasion? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then, a couple of hours later, while I was making a few lame attempts to stir the river with my pole, he spoke up out of nowhere. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

However, he had decided to use the time to attempt another assault on the Room of Requirement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The turtle stopped at the entrance to the straits and glared at them balefully, but it made no attempt to follow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He says that an attempt will be made to bring up food this evening. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last she had seen of Drogon had been at sunset on the night of the third attempt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They weren’t very subtle with their attempts to segregate us or at making a safe space for people of color, but the truth was, I appreciated the sisterhood we’d formed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My attempt to sound like a normal teenager went over well. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Bailey has not considered this, as he has been taking this endeavor one step at a time, attempting not to worry about what might happen once they reach Boston. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Several gunter clans were already on the scene, and they were making their first attempts to bring down the shield by launching high-yield nukes at it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I winced, remembered my own attempts to write when I’d been home last. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And are violations of the rule obvious products of mishearing, careless reading, or a chintzy attempt to sound highfalutin? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

My visit to the old geisha who lived across the firebreak was a typical example of how those attempts turned out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The itching came again, the tingling sensation of yet another attempt to peer inside my head, dread trailing down the length of my spine like a freezing fingertip. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After several attempts, the suitcase finally pops open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The growing Christian Church was consolidating its power and attempting to eradicate pagan influence and culture. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In early October, a grand jury recommended filing charges against Springer and several witnesses for what it called flagrant attempts to obstruct justice. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I head to Crawfordsville, where I make a halfhearted attempt to visit the Rotary Jail Museum, but I feel like a tourist. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You are young,” I attempted to dissuade him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mad at Kaz for attempting this insane job, furious with herself for agreeing to it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The second Eurasian attempt to colonize the Americas succeeded because it involved a source, target, latitude, and time that allowed Europe’s potential advantages to be exerted effectively. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a furious whisper he said that when he attempted to kiss his father before going to bed, his father had laughed: ‘Don’t you think you’re getting too old for that sort of thing, son?’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of thousands of people rented space in warehouses and other storage facilities, attempting to stock up, until a judge ruled that all liquor stored outside the home broke the law. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was a simple attempt to scare me off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Did she stumble across something she ought not to have done, as the two young men sat practicing for their attempt at glory and domination? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The lasagna is extra tough tonight, being that Mom boiled the pasta in Dad’s red sauce in an attempt to use as little water as possible. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Double-entry bookkeeping thus represents an attempt to make the real world, the world of bolts of silk, bales of wool and bags of sugar, mathematically legible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Seven hopped up from the sofa, but the moment she attempted to run toward Valley, her legs gave out and she fell to the floor. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

You had to laugh at his attempts to be somebody in a world that obviously despised him. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dorian looked to Chaol, who failed in his attempt to not appear incredulous. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

So I attempted to defuse the situation with a sober and sincere-sounding lie. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The shift in shade is no doubt an attempt to stay abreast of the capricious fashion trends of the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He made an inept and rather violent attempt to cross over to Franny’s collarbone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Please! I am attempting to read a letter.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon, Mama,” Olanna said, but did not make an attempt to go any closer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

While we stood in line, my mother, in an attempt to allay her doubts about the contents of the note, asked a man in front of us to read it to her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next step was to do the equations for the design of the De Laval nozzle, and privately I quaked at the thought of attempting them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was for a while a lull in the assault, since the attempt to break in through the culvert had been foiled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Enough to convince me that it would be too troublesome to have our corporation attempt to disprove them when you could do so more easily.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think my youth excuses it, but I accept her attempt at kindness without objection. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

No political gathering managed to attract so many people until half a century later, when the first Marxist candidate attempted, through strictly democratic channels, to become President. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young chess master, a few years Bobby’s senior, was calling from the office phone of the Marshall Chess Club, attempting to talk Fischer into getting together. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mind made a final attempt at being lucid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is his seventh try, and it is on this attempt that he suffers the injuries that leave him in the hands of the kind people of Las Anonas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Audrey attempts to pull me along, but there’s almost no point. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The men were attempting to get a breath of fresh air during one of the dog days of summer. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Ron, and just like Hermione, he attempted to push the paper out of sight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nothing this big, this daring, or this expensive had ever been attempted by a spy service. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I drank a bottle and a half of wine in an attempt to get off to sleep, to stop my hands shaking, to quieten my startle reflex, but it didn’t really work. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet as she began to talk about her newest attempt to chat up some cute girl in her gym class, the thought Moss had shoved away came back to haunt him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was originally invented in the late 1960s in an attempt to find a theory to describe the strong force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was all set in the framework of a huge expansion of the realm which science attempted to explain. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

All he wanted to do was keep up, be ready to shoot whatever the game was when it appeared, and look out for an attempt any of them might make on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percentage of confined youths who have attempted suicide: 22. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And the failure of Prohibition would provide the nation with a powerful lesson in the pitfalls of attempting to legislate morality. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

His hairline had begun to recede and he made no attempt to hide it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked as though he had abandoned the use of axle grease, but he had certainly attempted to comb his hair — Harry could see the comb’s broken teeth tangled in it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to distract the bear from his friend, Seeley shouted at it, whereupon the bear came and pulled him out of his tree, too. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

No attempt whatever had been made to assign quotations or authors to categories or groups of any kind. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It deflects any attempts you make to lie to yourself. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then I attempted to one-handedly maneuver my way back to the upper bunk. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then I pulled up the United States Citizen Registry database and attempted to log in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

An awkward attempt at conversation on the far side of the crevasse revealed that they were members of a Taiwanese expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care for this man’s good opinion, and he resented her attempt to impress him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“How should I know? I think he liked your sorry attempt at a story. So, what do you say?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Shin was attempting to find his way in a society that is singularly overworked, insecure, and stressed out. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then I would go into the attempt of the late medieval commentary to reconcile the diverse explanations of the commentaries. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I am attempting not to explode all over the room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The man said he was returning from a failed attempt to find work; he had no food, no money, and no winter coat. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Dassies snarled at anything that attempted to invade their rocky hideouts. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the spidery end of the grappling hook, which after several attempts had finally stuck onto something on the tower. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

So instead we flew to him, for what would be a sort of attempt to have it both ways—a family day spent mostly in full view of the public. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He’d had little luck hunting—the area was teeming with mice and rabbits, but they scampered from Pax’s clumsy attempts to catch them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

‘To do these things we have ridden far,’ said the king, ‘and we shall attempt them. But what we shall achieve only tomorrow will show.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

So, at the outset, I say frankly that there are phases of Native Son which I shall make no attempt to account for. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Please . . .” asking the driver and the young man to end their attempts to get her a seat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had always attempted to remain open to new ideas, not to reject a position because it was new or different. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we are caught, you will be hanged for murder attempted and treason and I will be hanged for the theft of you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve had to take a man up to the Cathedral and attempt to kill him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Chickenhound was having one of his sniggering fits, even attempting to dance a little jig. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck in the direction where the distant object is hovering, in an attempt to see what power-up had caught Asher’s eye. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guard was not discouraged by my attempts to get away from his probing hands and I would have squirmed to the driver’s seat had not Dad opened the door and got in. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was, however, grateful for any evening of escape from the other men and for the large redheaded man’s attempts to teach her their language. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I won’t attempt to assemble his many achievements and virtues here. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“No. Good night. Why don’t you go after you have said good night? I don’t like you,” she went on in a high, excited pitch, attempting to draw away her hand. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worn down by the Victory Tour, failing in my attempt to calm the districts, facing the memories of Clove and Cato, particularly Cato’s gruesome, slow death by mutts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He attempted to make a fist and winced. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“There was a break-in at the Kent household. Your nephew was found in the immediate area of that crime. We want to ask him about that—as well as about tonight’s attempted break-in.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Yet if what you say is true, they will only bide their time and make another attempt." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Though he had not attempted escape, nor offered violence to his captors, he would ignore their commands oft as not or reply with muttered curses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Antain had lain on the floor for a long time while the madwoman attempted to stop his bleeding with paper—and not very well. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In 1991 the Ministry of Tourism charged $2,300 for a permit that allowed a team of any size to attempt Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had made no attempt to sit up and it looked as though he was too weak to do so. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the eastern areas where the beetles have been longest established, attempts have been made to set up natural controls. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

His mouth turns upward in an attempt to smile when we ask how his day went. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the outset, with the attempt on Hitler’s life, Finny had said, “If someone gave Leper a loaded gun and put it at Hitler’s temple, he’d miss.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why on earth would he tell you?” screeched Muriel, swaying a little in her seat as she attempted to focus upon Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Thomas knew it was a lame attempt at a joke, but it was the best he could do. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her husband, an Aragonese merchant by whom she had two children, spent half the value of his store on medicines and pastimes in an attempt to alleviate her terror. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I would not attempt to defend myself so much as put the state itself on trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clarke’s attempt to demonstrate lasted no more than a minute before she had to sit down and take out a handkerchief to mop her forehead. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The mercenary stared vaguely at Chronicler, but made no attempt to stop him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Room for all my secrets. Sorry, that’s me attempting humor again, in case you couldn’t tell.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In June of that year, Ulbrickson’s varsity had attempted to redeem itself at the annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta in Poughkeepsie, New York, but Cal had trounced them again, by five lengths this time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That tier of magic was so far advanced that even Master Illuminators rarely attempted it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Every prisoner knew the first rule of Camp 14, subsection 2: “Any witness to an attempted escape who fails to report it will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I just remember the classic Roach Motel slogan that, apparently, the poster is attempting to repurpose for a Latinx audience. Catch you later, Kojo!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, Tree-ear visited the kiln every evening in an attempt to glimpse Kang’s mystery wine cup after it was fired. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The murder was an act of mad desperation, an attempt to derail the negotiations process. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then her son Alfred called from prison, saying he’d finally be going on trial right after the conference, and the charges now included armed robbery and attempted murder. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was too late for them to try to hoist Booth onto a saddle to attempt escape. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Subconsciously you feel that you must attempt to explain away your failure, as an intellectual and soldier of ideas, to actively participate in critical social movements. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A veil covers me, an attempt at protection against the ever-present newsies and courtiers in the palace halls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sir Urre was carried there in a litter and laid on a cushion of gold cloth, for the attempt at healing to begin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I breathe through my mouth in an attempt to diminish the smell. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was, I realize now, something of an intervention, an attempt to show me which small parts of this process I could control. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The final step is to have the song down cold before attempting to teach it. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Do not attempt to get on any bus other than the one for which you have a reservation. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But the thought keeps worming back in, undermining every attempt to rout it out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In California, for example, the loss of some 60,000 game fish, mostly blue- gill and other sunfish, followed an attempt to control the rice- leaf miner with dieldrin. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I look at myself and try my hardest to attempt a smile. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Executions of parents for attempted escape were not uncommon in Camp 14. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There was a life-or-death attempt being made near my table by a couple of Neanderthals looking to collect money for a beer blast in the sculpture studio. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As wizards and witches attempted to consult the papers before them, sundry pixies and fairies whirled around their heads, giggling and jabbering. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sat down and began to play with his mother’s hair, attempting with awkward fingers to braid it. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sad and depressed, I attempted to get some sleep that night in the hope something would happen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Martin stretches and yawns in this weird vertical maneuver, and I watch as he attempts to position his arm next to Abby’s on the table. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The properties of historical systems that complicate attempts at prediction can be described in several alternative ways. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some were carefully constructed scenes; one or two had attempted something artistic: a silhouette of a girl backlit by an enormous movie screen; a close-up of a tangled telephone cord wrapped around a receiver. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry that my attempt at a new beginning turned out to be the very worst kind of ending. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She bared her teeth in an attempt at a smile. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And because it grew and flourished it got the power that money brings, so that to attempt to withstand it was like trying to stop the onward rush of the great juggernaut. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she pronounced these words, Mr. Darcy changed colour; but the emotion was short, and he listened without attempting to interrupt her while she continued: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Having received his course of instruction as promised, Tisias, in an apparent attempt to cheat his master, avoided going to court at all. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But as if he senses my pathetic attempts at bravery, his hand squeezes, and pain lances through my skull. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Really?” she asks, looking skeptical but grateful at my attempt. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Anyone who attempted to smuggle silkworm eggs out of China faced punishment of death. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sensing the unpopularity of the pact, Washington attempted to keep its terms secret until the Senate had voted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

After tea, leaving herself too little time, she went to the phone box outside the hospital entrance near Westminster Bridge and attempted to call him at his work. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jimmy L’s voice came through the device, loud enough to make the squirrel that was attempting a granola bar theft scurry away. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The merchant’s attempts to convince Siddhartha that he was eating his, Kamaswami’s, bread were also in vain. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed a little rouge on my cheeks in a wretched attempt to give myself colour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I can only advise you not to reread the above passage and to make no attempt to get to the bottom of it, because you’ll never find your way out again! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I have it on unimpeachable authority that there will be an attempt made to strangle the Princess this very night.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Later he dies when, full of despair, he makes a desperate attempt to escape from prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There would be no attempt at a reprieve for South Vietnam from America. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I thought this was her lame attempt to be funny. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And what he’s chiefly remembered for is a heroic attempt to domesticate the figures and tropes of classical oratory by giving them English names and English examples. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Normally she would not have attempted the climb under such blowy conditions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In despair I gave up, for the time being, attempts to quiet him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would just like to inform you, Commander, that in spite of your attempted betrayal, I am still willing to negotiate.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I recalled my expulsion, feeling quick anger and attempting to suppress it immediately; but now I was not quite successful, my resentment stuck out at the edges, making me uncomfortable. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miranda sat with him while he drew, but when she attempted to put a coat of clear polish on her nails he protested. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I would rather not attempt that climb again. I almost had a panic attack on the way down here. Why aren’t there any railings along those paths? Are you all insane?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As much as possible, afternoons and evenings were spent at my office attempting to keep our practice going and to earn some money. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To attempt to act in such a way that the prophecy would be made void was as futile as to set oneself against the decrees of fate. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some cities, the National Guard was being mobilized in an attempt to bring order to the rioting. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Though I had never had any assignments from a college professor, I had made much harder and more prolonged attempts at self-expression than any of them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the best of my knowledge, for all the talk this question has engendered over the years, there have been very few attempts within the profession to formulate an official answer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

If she was making even the slightest attempt to address centuries of bad press for stepmothers, she scored a Big Fat Zero. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit in the cafeteria picking at the burritos some Indiana kitchen worker has attempted to make, and she asks what I did over the weekend. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had long tolerated false allegations with tactful restraint, but he saw this as a strike against his honesty and an attempt to group him with the race-fixers from the sport’s past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the car door and attempted to stand. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I notice they’re both holding the bags of bathing suits I told them to bring, so I grab Camila’s out of her hand in a desperate attempt to change the subject. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She rose unsteadily from the floor and made another attempt at the chair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

First, he becomes a Republican, attempts to join with old comrade Grant in rebuilding the South. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fought them all off, somehow keeping at least one hand on the wooden railing as he dodged and slapped and kicked away their attempts to stop his progress. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Matt leaned one way and Chacho leaned the other in a vain attempt to escape the smell. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes several attempts to rename her in the following weeks, but she refuses to respond to anything but Celia. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At that time, the two judges presiding over the talks told Mr. de Klerk and me to meet that evening to attempt to find a compromise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea what might have caused the attempt, Ms. Cooke?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He concluded, correctly, that he would probably be swept to his death if he attempted to cross the Teklanika at that place, in those conditions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now and then an animal moved its jaws in an attempt to chew cud. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Toynbee’s attempt, worldwide syntheses of historical causation have fallen into disfavor among most historians, as posing an apparently intractable problem. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If it had been possible, he would have gone by horse, but his bones were far too brittle to attempt such a thing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will need these words later, when I have to regurgitate them for exams, so I attempt to write them in my notebook, bending my head down close to the paper in order to see. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

If two beads are on the same string, then they are always tied together, no matter how one attempts to mix and match strings. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They had phoned him that morning to say that the Germans might attempt to shell the refinery and the oil storage tanks, and that he must report to help fight the fires. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy could not pardon the mistakes his father had made as a young man, and he was even less willing to pardon the attempt at concealment. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were therefore a number of attempts to avoid the conclusion that there had been a big bang. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since 2002, the Beijing government had been attempting—with considerable success—to stop North Koreans from rushing into foreign embassies and consulates to seek asylum. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

By the very attempt to evade notice, he had brought on himself the conspicuous place of last. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or attempting to play Bach on the organ. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We’re all laughing so hard at Mitchell’s attempt to project his idea of desperation, which involves teeth grinding and nostrils flaring, that Boggs has to reprimand us. he says firmly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Theodora had abandoned any attempt at a chair and had put herself down on the hearthrug, cross-legged and drowsy. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When three white law-enforcement officers pulled up to the front of the church and attempted to enter it, shots were fired. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

With my mother and father I scorn those who attempt to create an experience of intimacy in public. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years, an enormous amount of research has been done in an attempt to determine how a person’s performance on an IQ test like the Raven’s translates to real- life success. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to keep me off the streets and out of trouble, my mother said one day: “No more streets for you until you behave.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There have been endless attempts to reconstruct exactly what Brunelleschi did, and why, for contemporaries were clear that this little object represented the birth of perspective painting. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And what Blink is—what all the stories and studies and arguments add up to—is an attempt to understand this magical and mysterious thing called judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The door is, of course, locked, and multiple attempts to unlock it with the coat hanger are less effective here than elsewhere. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Normally I don’t mind Capture the Flag! because it’s pretty easy to fly under the radar: I run around the edges of the game, I get a little exercise, and I don’t attempt anything stupid. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He has never attempted anything on this scale, but there seems no good reason not to start off the game as strongly as possible. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She leans over the arm of her chair, weeping, waving her arms in a desperate attempt to reach me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She had never attempted such a long story before, and was pleased with the results. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far below, I saw his staggering, shaggy-headed figure, attempting to steady itself by clutching at the trunk of a small tree. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Is it not ever thus, the attempts to parley between master and slave, and perhaps between all men—is it not always words shouted across the shifting flood, torn away by wind? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Before it occurred to him they were attempting to fly, they, too, were aloft. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A freshman, Willis Thompson, attempting to start a bonfire for a rally, splashed gasoline on his clothes and set himself afire. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

So he spoke, believing in his heart that no one could make the attempt and come back alive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thetis did not attempt to hold him back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In desperation I clutched my head and attempted to rise, but I only managed to lurch about dizzily in the direction of the brazier. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their pink cheeks and group sniggering, their good-girl and bad-girl categories, their avid, fumbling attempts to push back the frontiers of garter belt and brassiere no longer hold my attention. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She appears to be attempting not to smile as she looks over the gaming elements artfully arranged around them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Also that you, or your men, attempted illegal invasion of my Rights of Privacy.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting in front, and each time I attempt to look at him, I fail. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They plot how they will try again, using knowledge gained from previous attempts. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then, one at a time, he inserted two different metal probes about three inches deep into the wound, moving each around inside Garfield's body in an attempt to locate the bullet. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A freshman girl attempted suicide—for entirely unrelated reasons—by eating poison berries from a bush outside the Music Building, but somehow this was all tied in with the general hysteria. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jonathan attempted to follow, only to become entangled in the rope. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they tried to smile to carry off their tiredness as if it was nothing, the body did nothing to help the mind’s attempt at disguise. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And unless I’m much mistaken, Mostafa is actually attempting to send off the Bulgarian team mascots!” said Bagman’s voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He used to at least attempt to oversee the girls during the day, and make sure they didn’t fall into chaos or break The Rule. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Our own attempts to penetrate toward the middle have been modest indeed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

For Burnham, with his failed attempts at getting into Harvard and Yale and his lack of formal architectural training, sitting down to dinner with these men was like being a stranger at someone else’s Thanksgiving. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But she left anyway, and he was alone in his room, searching out anagrams for mymissingpiece in a vain attempt to fall asleep. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And this human truth has an especially grinding force here, where identity is almost impossible to achieve and people are perpetually attempting to find their feet on the shifting sands of status. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

There was even an attempted coup, but it failed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had misled the court from the beginning because I knew the charge was accurate and the state’s case was solid, and I saw no point in attempting to call witnesses and defend myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple was attempting to balance two water bottles and a pile of dripping paper towels when Celia ran up to her and took a few things. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I hope that he at least attempts to do some of it. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Any alcohol and tobacco had to be checked, and any objects which could possibly be used to attempt to harm Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

White stationed extra guards at the jail after attempts to break out the outlaws who were going to testify against Hale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After several attempts, I croaked, “Can just any dog be in this hunt?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The audience applauded for three minutes, despite attempts by the ushers to keep them quiet. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Galton swallowed his pride and did not attempt another genealogical study. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Canadian officials report in 1962 that the attempt has been successful. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“The factions were our predecessors’ attempt to incorporate a ‘nurture’ element to the experiment—they discovered that mere genetic correction was not enough to change the way people behaved. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hrbik and the tactility of the body do not fit into Art and Archaeology; my botched attempts at drawing naked women would be seen as a waste of time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frustrated parents attempt to use my serum on their children, but it doesn't work on people. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When a week went by, and Falconer had made no attempt to contact me, I convinced myself that he had lost patience and returned to Leicester, to report to Simon Bass. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Puzzle people usually couldn’t resist at least looking at a new one, if not attempting to solve it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They’re holding their rifles out in front of them, attempting to load and unload as fast as they can while running. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They all found the game addictive, and lost countless hours attempting to solve its intricate riddles and puzzles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In general, I felt as if I couldn’t win, that no amount of faith or hard work would push me past my detractors and their attempts to invalidate me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A gourmet tortilla shop in Oaxaca, Itanoni is an attempt to preserve southern Mexico's hundreds of varieties of maize, a Mesoamerican tradition that has survived for thousands of years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gasping for breath, I rolled in the dirt in a desperate attempt to put myself out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had attempted several careers, as soldier, ranch hand, mechanic, thief, the last of which had earned him a sentence of three to five years in Kansas State Penitentiary. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lump and the ache grew larger, fought her attempts to swallow them down, choke them back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

By the time they’d awakened, it was late afternoon, but neither of them made any attempt to move. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was an attempt to crush our spirits. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor agreed, but just before Mary was to leave the hospital, she confessed that the real reason she wanted a weekend pass was to make another suicide attempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Every language expert from Dr Johnson onwards has accepted that it’s a mistake to attempt to “embalm the language”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

One can very quickly cease to attempt this distinction, and, what is worse, one usually ceases to attempt it without realizing that one has done so. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

On December 11, a vast force, including eleven destroyers and light cruisers, launched an invasion attempt. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The authorities attempted to impose a complete blackout; they did not want us to learn anything that might raise our morale or reassure us that people on the outside were still thinking about us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t move, fearing a sudden flash at the awkward moment he attempted to stand, and being stuck half bent over, staring at his shoelaces forever. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He attempted to exercise his influence, as in fact the etiquette of the code duello required, to find a way out of the impasse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I just stared at her, making no attempt to disguise my anger. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elijah Muhammad says that attempts were made upon his life, because the other ministers’ jealousy had reached such a pitch. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My coming here, my attempting to learn Quichua—these alone are big steps for me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The screecher’s appearance on the carousel, my empty coat pocket, the attempted escape, the reed tied around its neck. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A few months before, she would never have attempted it, but now she could swim if she miscalculated—and if the crocodile didn’t get her first. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down nameless streets, past junk houses, across a dead-end piece of land created by the freeways and the river, Father Mike unwisely attempted to escape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

You may attempt to defend your enervating use of the passive voice by pointing out that the only alternative is excessive reliance upon the first person personal pronoun or upon the pontifical We. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Coming to New York had perhaps been an unconscious attempt to keep the old freezing unit going, but it hadn't worked; hot water had gotten into its coils. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reflects and attempts to resolve the dilemma of Catholics just like me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From 4 P.M. into the evening, I was lectured on military science by Colonel Tadesse, who was also assistant commissioner of police and had been instrumental in foiling a recent coup attempt against the emperor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The FBI was unable to tie Fuller to any crimes and NCF director George Esser, Jr., backed his man, adding a warning to all those who would attempt to kill the messenger of urban grievances. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She may have attempted it,” he said as they retraced their steps through the garden and along the side of the house. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So when Frank awoke one night in August and saw something very odd up at the old house, he merely assumed that the boys had gone one step further in their attempts to punish him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But as we are allies and this will require all our efforts, the decision of whether or not to attempt it is up to you four.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Practice transmissions beamed to Proxima had been attempted, in case human colonization extended that far. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Looking back on it, she supposed it was all those years of people attempting to claim her, choose her, of feeling an invisible net cast around her, that had led her to this proposal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though unable to move, Booth opened his eyes and attempted to speak. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Fang did attempt to make contact, and for a while there he tried to get in my way at my locker after school, looking all pathetic and confused, asking me if I was okay. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The crocodile wouldn’t attempt to crawl over hot coals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grand Trunk Station, now a ruin of spectacular dimensions, was then the city’s attempt to one-up New York. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His difficult life was punctuated by suicide attempts that started at age seven when he was in elementary school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She did not have the strength to bear their vain attempts to comfort. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to return on your own will result in ejection from Yankee Stadium. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

So we had this odd little family conference while Jeffrey attempted to choke down some food. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t possibly attempt a long trip with the boat in its current condition. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not accept such an overwhelming idea as he suggested; so, with an attempt to argue of which I was even at the moment ashamed, I said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V asked, completely ignoring my attempt to make her feel sorry for me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

People scream, shoving past each other in a frenzied attempt to reach the exit. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Einstein made a number of unsuccessful attempts between 1908 and 1914 to find a theory of gravity that was consistent with special relativity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much, and Kaede began to wonder if she would have to attempt to hunt on her own. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They attempted to rob a grave at the State Asylum for the Insane in Anchorage, Kentucky, this time on behalf of the University of Louisville. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Atoms were the ultimate particles, forever frustrating our attempts to break them into smaller pieces. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marco attempts to protest but his voice catches in his throat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nye, whose normal voice is cuttingly nasal and naturally intimidating, was attempting a subdued timbre, a disarming, throwaway style. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antis harassed the legislators in an attempt to get them to change their votes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

On learning of this request the crowd outside the Tribune booed and hissed, correctly interpreting the move as an attempt to gain time to lobby for more votes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One more loop was attempted, and this time the linen slipped from her fingers and fluttered to the ground beside the bank. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

As education minister, he had attempted to keep black students out of white universities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My attempt to act normal was not helped by the fact that every little noise or fleeting movement made me jump. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

To clothe the migrants, he circumvents Mexican Customs, which inspects cars and confiscates used clothing coming into the country, in what Padre Leo believes is an attempt to protect Mexican clothing manufacturers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He was so stubborn that Father Nicanor gave up his attempts at evangelization and continued visiting him out of humanitarian feelings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the victim stops walking and sinks to their knees to weep at the pointlessness of it all, the Pogrebin will leap upon them and attempt to devour them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by his tenth attempt, he could almost match Minho at the task. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Several reporters, remembering the foiled attempts to kidnap Woolf and tamper with Seabiscuit, speculated that the foul was the result of a race-fixing conspiracy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson, newly graduated from law school, was busy building his practice, working long hours in an attempt to make partner. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We were to be the first crew to attempt a lunar landing, provided everything went well. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father made maps for the men who attempted to assassinate Hitler. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Oppie was attempting to place before the committee his “profound” thoughts about the future of atomic weaponry, including what he called “the superbomb.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Most mammals emerge from the womb like glazed earthenware emerging from a kiln—any attempt at remoulding will only scratch or break them. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too granular to attempt to put a spindle hole down the middle, so I poured it in and tapped on the casement to settle the grain as best I could. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, and despite Cassiopeia’s rather adorable attempts to teach it polite party conversation and socially useful phrases, the squirrel was not talking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

As with everything else he attempted, he had to fight tooth and nail to win a seat in the stern of one of Al Ulbrickson’s boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He added jokingly, “We whites have everything, and you guys have nothing, you know. So we have to make attempts to equalize things sometimes; otherwise, how could we deal with our consciences?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to draw everything together, physicists have come up with something called superstring theory. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The plane is now turning away from Kennedy, after the aborted first attempt at landing. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I could see Jack’s mother attempting to embrace my mother in an act of solidarity. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of the other four even attempted to solve the puzzle, did they? The cowards.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Justice had been his last attempt—to do nothing which was not just. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the magistrate’s court, Sobukwe announced the PAC would not attempt to defend itself, in accordance with their slogan “No bail, no defense, no fine.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then still dark, and knowing I had a full day's motoring ahead of me, I made an attempt to return to sleep. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I made a face at her weak attempt at a joke. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My stomach growls loudly in reply, and I cough in an attempt to hide the sound. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The stone I would have used in an attempt to drag back those who are at peace, rather than to enable my self-sacrifice, as you did. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to compensate, O’Dell and Sherman leaned the launch rod more than usual against the wind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to silence her, Anthony went backstage and ordered the janitor to cut off the gaslights, leaving Woodhull and the entire membership in the dark. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, in a blatant attempt to dispel my foul mood they invited me to go see Three Pennies for Wishing across the river tomorrow evening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Now, Brandon,” said Hugh’s wife weakly to her little son, who had run into the kitchen and was attempting to swing from his mother’s arms like an ape. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Only if you both promise that neither of you will attempt to face her alone.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In a somewhat mistaken attempt to allay fears, he added that the planes had emergency valves that would allow them to dump their entire load instantaneously. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Worsley yelled and waved in a futile attempt to draw attention to them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Henry never attempted to pester her when she was thus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A year and a week after Chris McCandless decided not to attempt to cross the Teklanika River, I stand on the opposite bank—the eastern side, the highway side—and gaze into the churning water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything you do, every attempt you make to climb higher, I feel taller. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He, on the other hand, made no attempt to avoid noticing her. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But his father was alive and attempting a reconciliation with Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

However, there were two men in that little band who scorned to weigh the chances of success or failure, to whom the extreme peril of the attempt was a reason for making it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed his left hand over it and began to pump in the manner of someone attempting to resuscitate a drowning victim. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"You go all weekend without logging on or calling me and yet you find time to call him in your continuing attempts to ruin my social life through the magic of song?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I saw little point in attempting to explain this statement further. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once the boys in East Baltimore heard that a West Baltimore guy was attempting to take over their corners, tempers flared. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The best way to effect change on Robben Island was to attempt to influence officials privately rather than publicly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the pond, the girls run into the water still fully dressed, splashing and laughing at each other’s attempt to swim. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the first time I actually attempted to teach someone who I didn’t know, who was not a member and not familiar with the Church,” Reggie said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I broke my toes attempting to swing from a lamp fixture on the ceiling. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

And on Boston Common, a sailor was killed as an attempt was made to remove a mob from that historic site. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Even Fat Cheeks was reduced to lip-smacking foolishness when he attempted to entertain one. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love Oregon,” she says with a hiccup attempt at a laugh. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay waiting for more attempts to climb up, but none came. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Our attempts at procreation took place not in service of important monthly hormonal markers but rather in concert with the Illinois legislative schedule. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"Ooh! You're a dreadful height," gasped Shasta after his first, and unsuccessful attempt. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

On the political front, the government was pursuing its standard divide-and-rule strategy in attempting to separate Africans from Coloureds and Indians. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is this retribution for attempting to change her manner during our session? The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

This was the crew with which he would attempt to go to the Berlin Olympics. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The campus is serving as a graveyard for most of the robins that attempt to take up residence in the spring,” said Dr. Wallace. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He attempted to avoid it and instead found himself driving through what appeared to be a red-light district in an industrial park. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Cultural anthropologists attempting to describe the diversity of human societies often divide them into as many as half a dozen categories. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been to see a doctor since I broke my wrist attempting a spectacularly unsuccessful front side nose grind off the Stokum library railing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

An unfortunate pickpocket attempted to steal Butler’s wallet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He and Toby had made half-hearted attempts at running away before, never making it more than a few miles down that road. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Indeed, most of their vices are attempted short cuts to love. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though these outbreaks had nothing whatsoever to do with the campaign, the government attempted to link us with them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry choked, attempting to prise off the metal fingers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Hey! Get away from that!” a vendor yelled as the buffalo attempted to eat frosty green lettuce. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

So every attempt is made to cut that black man down—not only was made yesterday but is made today. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

When he attempted to pull closer to the curb, the cart would not incline to the right at all. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man didn’t even attempt to follow him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

From dawn till dusk, you will be lucky in everything you attempt. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The attempted revolution was ended by force and false promises of amnesty. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As I've grown older and become a parent myself, my admiration for my own parents and all they did to attempt to protect us has grown even greater as has my admiration for Oskar Schindler. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Now, with the tree above me, I attempt to deny it and stand up, but my stomach drops and I sit down again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Harry did not attempt to argue or explain. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I've come a long way from those days when, full of illusion, I lived a public life and attempted to function under the assumption that the world was solid and all the relationships therein. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gale, who took two bullets in an escape attempt, is mopping up Peacekeepers in 2. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Ifemelu, his suicide attempt was from depression,” Aunty Uju said gently, quietly “It is a clinical disease. Many teenagers suffer from it.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the little porch, he makes no attempt to knock and the door is closed but not latched. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an effort to supply this natural food, the Canadians have attempted to transplant caddis fly larvae and other insects to the barren reaches of the Miramichi. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you think that I am insane? Do you suppose that some stupid psychiatrist could even attempt to fathom the workings of my psyche?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could Mr. Pope have known about my attempted theft? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Residents of the North and South, East and West were saddened and outraged by the assassination attempt. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Working-class men attempting political power took to calling one another ‘brother.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The commander from 2, a middle-aged woman named Lyme, takes us on a virtual tour of the Nut, its interior and fortifications, and recounts the failed attempts to seize it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He attempted an exploratory walk, leaning on his banner as he stumped gingerly around the room. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wanted very much to tell the old man that I was busy attempting to form that army, but I could not. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He attempts to get out of the car, but it’s too late now for that. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There was speculation in the press that the movement was going to attempt to rescue me, and the authorities were doing their utmost to prevent it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scruggs joined about 300 other guys to watch the folk singer Arlo Guthrie defy attempts by the government to draft him. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And yet to the people of only two generations ago, this would not have seemed all-important, because they were not attempting to alter history. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They urged the teachers to turn around and leave, warning them not to make an “illegal attempt” to enter the courthouse. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was too taut and her tongue too still to attempt the strange sounds. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was attempting to organize the campaign and practice as a lawyer at the same time, and that is no way to wage a mass campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To atone for that Tyrion made an attempt to teach her cyvasse, though he soon realized that was a lost cause. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Since there was no evidence of such laundering, it was Fischer’s lawyers’ belief that the government was attempting to propagandize Fischer’s sanctions case by further tarnishing his public image. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was not equal, however, to much conversation, and when Miss Bingley left them together, could attempt little beside expressions of gratitude for the extraordinary kindness she was treated with. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

There were side doors in the library, and they became clogged with everyone attempting to squeeze through. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When the case came to trial, Goetz was easily acquitted on charges of assault and attempted murder. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elf was carrying a stained rag with which he was attempting to finish cleaning Mr. Malfoy’s shoes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Coworkers got used to finding Mary standing quietly at their desks, enlisting them in her latest attempt to apply the engineer’s values of discipline, order, and progress to the social sphere. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It felt weird leaving the others behind, but they were fighting so we could attempt this heist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A final burst of energy flew through Inigo’s veins and he made every attempt, tried every trick, used every hour of every day of his years of experience. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Tony Blair’s glottal stops and flattened vowels in office were an attempt to downplay his private school background, as is David Cameron’s plausibility-stretching insistence that he’s “middle class.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I know it is a disappointment,” she attempted. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The owner knew me for a Dane, but as I spoke French, I believe his attempt to cheat me failed somewhat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The more intriguing aspect of children’s play is that it naturally incorporates the integration and multimodality that we attempt to instill during education such as dance, drama, and music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

There is no fight, no attempt to pretend he shouldn’t be arrested. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1995, the same team had traveled to Alaska to climb Mount McKinley as a shakedown for the attempt on Everest in 1996. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was not very hungry, but I made some attempt at eating so as not to insult anyone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Like that immortal hero, she reposed awhile after the first attempt, which resulted in a tumble and the least lovely of the giant’s treasures, if I remember rightly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stan stood in the street, collecting all of the failed attempts. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We—and the piñatas—attempt a rustling embrace. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wilton attempted to dodge the question, but Rob persisted in his line of inquiry: “O.K. I mean his ice ax is here and his jacket and things.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it is worth knowing that only a few years ago an attempt to build a one-third-scale replica Newcomen engine ran into a great deal of difficulty. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In one evening, he had had his first real argument with Silas, had attempted to run away from home, had failed to run away, and now failed to return home. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In September 1943, Dobzhansky launched an attempt to demonstrate variation, selection, and evolution in a single experiment—to re-create the Galápagos in a carton. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We stood by watching, growing more anxious with each failed attempt. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Nick stalked back and forth, scowling and slicing the air with his blade, as though to fend off the truth that was attempting to seize him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m cold and wet and winded, but my escape attempt has done nothing to subdue the hysteria rising up inside me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Preston opens her mouth to speak and I continue, in an attempt to cover my lack of grace and decorum. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

From the looks of it, IOI had been illegally eavesdropping on most of the world’s Internet traffic in an attempt to locate and identify the handful of gunters they considered to be a threat. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to reestablish the lines that separated black and white communities and to intimidate black residents who crossed over into white neighborhoods, they bombed black homes, businesses, and churches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of living in concert with the land, instead of relying on the country for sustenance as the natives did, he attempted to insulate himself from the northern environment with ill-suited military tools and traditions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pitezel was arrested in Indiana for attempting to pass forged checks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes glanced momentarily at me and his lips parted with an abortive attempt at a laugh. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“But—” I attempt to clear my throat; it doesn’t work. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

While Arachne wasn’t watching, she attempted to get some sort of signal on Daedalus’s laptop to contact her friends, but of course she had no luck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Leaving camp just after Fischer’s team, Makalu Gau started up with three Sherpas—contrary to Hall’s understanding that no Taiwanese would make a summit attempt the same day we did. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Howard Clement of the BSC rejected an attempt by merchants to settle the dispute before their most lucrative period. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The only disaster worse than my room was the kitchen after Dad attempted to cook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A storm, attempted murders, witches, wizards, invisible spirits, revolutions, characters drinking until they’re dead drunk, an angry monster named Caliban—can you believe it? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The prosecutor then shuffled through his papers attempting to get ready for an address he did not expect to have to make. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went from attempting to evade them to wishing desperately that they’d find him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard, drew a breath and made another attempt, producing this time a roll call on a rising chromatic scale. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Musical surrealism and attempts at finding what the future of sound might be ran, somewhat surprisingly, alongside another avenue being explored by classical composers in the 1920s: rummaging around in music’s attic. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But this time the woman made no attempt to stop her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I welcomed the Church’s attempts at reconciliation with other religions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fearless priest had already survived several assassination attempts, including the firebombing of his church, which had been arranged by the mayor of Port-au-Prince. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Emma’s attempts to stop her father had been vain; and when he had reached such a point as this, she could not wonder at her brother-in-law’s breaking out. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“In one ear and out the other,” scolded the duke, attempting to stuff one of his words through the earl’s head. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Back in July, Prussians were involved in an assassination attempt on Hitler. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It’s not like I could explain what I was attempting to do. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s no hope of escaping from Endovier. Your father made sure that each of Endovier’s sentries could shoot a squirrel from two hundred paces away. To attempt to flee is suicide.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

By February he’d run out of food and starved, apparently without making any attempt to save himself, despite the fact that there was another cabin stocked with meat just three miles downstream. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After five attempts, he’s momentarily startled, tasting his own blood from his nose and mouth. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Hermione went slightly pink, but Dumbledore smiled at her and continued, “Hermione, Harry, and Ron still seem to want to know you, judging by the way they were attempting to break down the door.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mama got nothing but threats and abuse for her attempts to comfort him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Javier nods, but his attempt at a smile looks more pained than convincing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Education topped her list of ideals; it was the surest hedge against a world that would require more of her children than white children, and attempt to give them less in return. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was a tense moment and, at the time, neither of us saw any irony in a prisoner asking not to be released and his jailer attempting to release him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first sentence, which says that most Internet users go to news sites in their own country, subverts its attempt to express a resemblance relation in three ways. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This was the night they would attempt to cross the Potomac River to sanctuary in Virginia on the other side. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did her best, working two jobs and attempting to teach us right from wrong, but there were forces beyond her control. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I began another fumbling attempt to explain myself but was interrupted by angry voices from outside the window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“A classic of the magician’s craft. A trick not to be attempted lightly.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The tiny monkey jumps from table to table as servants attempt to catch him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He’d also attempted Everest four times and reached the top once, in 1994, but not in the role of a guide. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Italian nanny was attempting to answer the teacher's latest question when the Moroccan student interrupted, shouting, "Excuse me, but what's an Easter?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

By Sunday morning, her attempts to make sense of it had amounted to nothing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It bobbed its head, blinked happily, and attempted to run its beak through Taran’s hair. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he’s that foolish to attempt that with all of us here.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was set hard in an attempt to regain his equilibrium, when he pulled off the main highway and stopped on a dirt road that led into the jungle. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held voter registration classes, showing people how to fill out the required forms and encouraged them to go down to the courthouse and attempt to register. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spotted another group of workers and attempted to blend into their ranks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Yutar finished by saying that the case was not only one of high treason “par excellence,” but of murder and attempted murder — neither of which was mentioned in the indictment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature no longer hissed, and it made no attempt to bite him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He attempted even to stick the cowboy with his cutlass, but the two were a wily and elusive dance team. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It has happened before. Potion ingredients have gone missing from my private store cupboard . . . students attempting illicit mixtures, no doubt. “Reckon they were after potion ingredients, eh?” said Moody. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But this first clumsy attempt showed her that the imagination itself was a source of secrets: once she had begun a story, no one could be told. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The suicide attempt was unsuccessful, but it was symptomatic of his malaise. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

From time to time I had made superficial attempts to identify with an author. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I picked one up, made sure my feet were away from the line, but my attempt to hit it the way Lily did was a failure. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We drove through slowly, of necessity, since the campus drives have cement ridges every forty or fifty feet that would cause your car to bump badly if any speed were attempted. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed each new move on a demonstration board and attempted to predict what Fischer’s or Spassky’s next move might be. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Editors sometimes call this attempt at elegant variation the Slender Yellow Fruit Syndrome. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Icelandic Chess Federation took a calculated risk in attempting to add strength to the argument for releasing Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even the idea of attempting this was bracingly novel. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I pocket the bloodroot serum—it will have to wait—and spend the next two hours attempting to keep the Combat Centurion from beating me to a pulp. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I would agitate against the bemused person who was attempting to help me upward, that is. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pale coat of yellow paint makes a faint attempt at sprucing it up. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. Jones. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to measure one will unavoidably disturb the other. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The windows had no glass, just flaps of gunnysack strung up in a futile attempt to keep out the insects. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She remembered his “Good Perun” attempt at a greeting earlier when he had thought she was Slavish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She made a small noise and blinked, attempting to raise herself from the bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And then he fell, the wings stripped away until he was just a boy in a climbing harness and a white tunic, his arms extended in a useless attempt to glide. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She made it upstairs without tripping, set the carrier down, and attempted many unsuccessful jumps to reach the doorbell. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The quietly inoffensive assertion of a black child’s attempt to communicate with a white adult. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

His forces swept the enemy away, breaking their every attempt to regroup. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stop trying to sleep after my first few attempts are interrupted by unspeakable nightmares. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She was weeping uncontrollably despite his attempts to comfort her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I was joking, Mom. That was just an attempt to add a little levity.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The term used by linguists to describe what Klotz was engaging in in that moment is “mitigated speech,” which refers to any attempt to downplay or sugarcoat the meaning of what is being said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, this second attempt was also a disaster. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was America’s first attempt to reach the moon, and we were excited about it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our next attempt at measuring thrust was a variation on the theme, this time using Mom’s bathroom scale. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One failed attempt, and he would give away his position.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I imagined myself whirling about in my mind like an old man attempting to catch a small boy in some mischief, thinking, Who am I? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no sign of my earlier attempt to smother her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Any attempt at subtlety is ruined when he repeatedly catches her eyes with his own. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t claim that Powell had it all figured out: American history bedevils the most earnest attempts to make sense of it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Our first attempt to explore how consumer product companies exploit class foundered when a major cosmetics company, which initially agreed to let a reporter inside their marketing department, got cold feet. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He did not attempt to kiss her, nor did they speak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Go back to bed,” she said each time they attempted a reconnaissance mission. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The Redcoats have landed in Charlestown, & we hear they attempt to storm the Hill. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He no longer had any doubt about his duty: he must rescue his master or perish in the attempt. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And in both situations, you desperately hope that some miracle will occur to bring you glory, but you’re too scared to attempt to do anything that might actually achieve any recognition. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you were to hear their bungled attempts, you’d laugh your head off. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In the Confederates’ attempt to rush across the bridges, the wagons become tangled. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

At least thirty wizards, seven or eight to each dragon, were attempting to control them, pulling on the chains connected to heavy leather straps around their necks and legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All those people I loved, dead, and we are discussing the next Hunger Games in an attempt to avoid wasting life. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the interference of the Parrish Street Gang in religious affairs led one White Rock minister to protest attempts to “Mutualize” his church. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

All my brothers’ attempts to find out were fruitless. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not one of those white adults attempted to rescue Elizabeth. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But Thicknesse is only one man. Scrimgeour must be surrounded by our people before I act. One failed attempt on the Minister’s life will set me back a long way.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This in conjunction with the development of lightweight hollow-bronze casting enabled the Greeks to experiment with daring poses in monumental sculpture before attempting them in marble. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attempt looked so strange that Scipio started to mimic him behind his back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get it out of my head, what he told me that night when I asked him what he’d done with all his attempts at painting. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Even that did not stop him from attempting to gain the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“We are attempting to time your departure from the house with your family’s Disapparition, Harry; thus, the charm breaks at the moment you all head for safety.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Buckley made no attempt to link Jan with the murder of Mary. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mom gripped Susie tighter, wrestling her out of an attempted swan dive. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But he had never attempted anything as difficult as this. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I could continue on as the picked-on new girl, I could give up on the Parkway and just go back to my toys at home, or I could attempt to earn DeeDee’s respect. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He sat as still as a mouse, in the futile hope that whoever it was might go away after a single attempt. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her arm, in an attempt at reassurance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mom attempted to stick a finger through a hole on the side of my jeans. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Once again, attempting not to allow the boy to have its intended sting, Antain went on. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Acromantulas and Manticores are capable of intelligent speech but will attempt to devour any human that goes near them. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I observed the others for a few moments, and then attempted to carve my little wing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as a teenager, it’s likely that Bobby was able to separate the not-so-subtle Soviet attempt at indoctrination from the sheer brilliance of the games and what he learned from them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Left alone with the visitors, Dimple pushed her glasses up and attempted to rack her brain for something to say. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

To attempt any such procedure without thorough advance research on the hazards involved would be the height of irresponsibility. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He is a hardened veteran of seven attempts to reach el Norte. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

According to Percy, the Titan’s first attempt went wrong. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her country’s new leaders were now attempting to improve life with an untried system of government called communism, in which property, goods, and services are owned by the community and shared according to need. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She saved every worksheet and every attempt at a solution. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“And they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

More than once, hungry beggars attempted to grab a handful of rice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As Stutman recounted years later: The agents would hear me give hundreds of presentations to the media as I attempted to call attention to the drug scourge. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And that’s how the whole prison found out about the assassination attempt. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I neither expressed surprise at this resolution nor attempted to dissuade her from it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Carter resisted the union’s attempts to organize, the union ordered a strike. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Misjudging how far back he was sitting in the chair, his first attempt to rise failed and he slipped back, resting on his side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Scott strong person,” Boukreev acknowledged after the expedition, “but before summit attempt is tired, has many problems, spend lots of power. Worry, worry, worry, worry. Scott nervous, but he keep inside.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Both laws epitomized the ethos of the Nationalist government, which pretended to preserve what they were attempting to destroy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Min never failed to reject his first attempt. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Envisioning a bloodbath, he declared, “You must be insane to attempt such a thing.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If it didn’t, she wasn’t sure Vasilisa would appreciate the attempt to charm her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Armstead called a time-out in an attempt to kill our momentum. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He’d been home barely a month from the Candidates tournament in Yugoslavia, and he was tired—never really weary of the game itself, but fatigued from his excruciating two-month attempt to become Botvinnik’s challenger. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

With each attempt he floated a little higher and a little longer, and finally Brightbill really did soar. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This isn’t a nature class, but a support group for teens who are thinking about, or have attempted, or have survived, suicide. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Spaulding, like the majority of the black elite in Durham—and throughout the nation—didn’t challenge the system of white domination so much as attempt to work within it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He attempts to glance past me into the depths of the rooms and I move to block his view. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We might describe these three reconciliations as attempts to explain nature’s past, present, and future through the lens of the gene. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The same happened, and on her third attempt the line went dead as soon as a voice said—Trying to connect you. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They would enable prisoners to make an escape attempt, An said, and shoot them before they reached the fences that surround the camps. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There was no talk of their coming back, unless their attempt to grow their own food should fail—and she did not believe that would happen; they were too smart. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There would be a good chance of success if several runs could be opened and then tackled at the same time, but he doubted whether his rabbits would attempt it, after what they had seen. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazear’s early attempts to show that mosquitoes could transmit the disease from a sick person to a healthy one failed in all but one case. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

‘Then if the Ring cannot be kept from him for ever by strength,’ said Glorfindel, ‘two things only remain for us to attempt: to send it over the Sea, or to destroy it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Alaric blinked a bunch of times, twisting his mouth to the side in a poor attempt at being discreet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was wondering whether she might attempt a third when the king began to shout. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Wisely, the girl made no attempt to move. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I sometimes saw him pausing before walking up a flight of stairs, as if needing to think through the maneuver before actually attempting it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She attempted to swat at something — the shell — upon her back, crying with the frustration. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ve attempted to ruin my dreams and ideals. I get enough from my mother as it is. You’re just being cruel.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Two months later, however, he prepared for a second attempt. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The search for the Northwest Passage, or the attempt to explain planetary motion on the model of magnetism, were mistaken but useful. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some are somewhat interchangeable, and some may have slightly different meanings for different musicians, so no attempt will be made to provide definitions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Some of my friends were incredibly happy; others were trying to make changes, to attempt a different sort of balance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sharpe was sufficiently canny to see that Bono attempted to direct his attention elsewhere, towards the cook, who was laboring over beets. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I said attempted break-in. He was also trespassing.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Didn’t so much enjoy the bleak aftermath of my unsuccessful attempt to put them to use—very good at picking locks but not so good at getting out of the building. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Despite the baristas attempts to calm him, Donald refuses to leave until he gets what he wants, prepared exactly the way he wants it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Several months into his new presidency, John F. Kennedy approved an attempted invasion of the island. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They are not in the position of the Africans, who are attempting to reclaim their land and break the colonial yoke and recover from the colonial experience. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I had a sinking feeling that it was a wasted attempt. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Genie put one foot forward, holding the shovel as if it were a baseball bat and he was about to attempt the worst bunt in history. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The second attempt was no better than the first. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Still another accused Teacher Wang of attempting to corrupt a young revolutionary by buying her some bread when he learned that she had not eaten lunch. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abandoning the attempt to close the door, she began to back away down the dark hall, and Harry followed, gliding toward her, and his long-fingered hand had drawn his wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“We have people working around the clock attempting to broker a new deal with various agencies.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The marriage was on the point of breaking up after two months because Aureliano Segundo, in an attempt to placate Petra Cotes, had a picture taken of her dressed as the Queen of Madagascar. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If we succeed in what we attempt tonight, tomorrow Chicago will be safe, the Bureau will be forever changed, and Tris and I will be able to build a new life for ourselves somewhere. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And Verdi understood that opera was at its most powerful when attempting to impart universal truths through emotionally engaging morality fables. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Recently, successful attempts have been made to unify three of the four categories of force—and I shall describe these in this chapter. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

More interesting was when he finally removed the towel and gauze and attempted the first stitch. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He stood impatiently at a ticket window in Pennsylvania Station where Regina was attempting to buy him a ticket to Nebraska via Philadelphia. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when the general heard about the attempt on the president's life, he ordered troops into the streets and to the White House. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked wild; it was like him to attempt a mad, impossible feat like this. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The promenade wasn’t much to look at, a wide, crumbling paved area, dotted with litter, evidence of the island’s half-hearted attempts to attract tourists. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

After months of travel, Kelvin fears he has only one choice: to go back to Honduras, get his mother’s phone number, and attempt the journey all over again. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then, with barely enough room to turn around, they wormed themselves into the sleeping bags and attempted to sleep as the boat bucked up and down through the heavy swell. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

My mother had painted the cabinets eighteen years ago in an attempt to bring some sunshine into the house. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Martin Adams, distrustful of reporters, kept a low profile in the aftermath of the tragedy and eluded my repeated attempts to interview him until after the Outside piece went to press. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to answer that question would carry us into the labyrinthine corridors of Jefferson’s famously elusive mind. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There are about eight of them, and I find the one I’m looking for on my fifth attempt. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’s broken his Hand of Glory,” said Ron vaguely, as he attempted to straighten his broomstick’s bent tail twigs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Hermione, incredibly, was sitting in a corner, attempting to read an enormous book entitled Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Three years later, after many attempts to remove him from the police department failed, Parker was finally removed for “gross neglect of duty.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the game, Felix didn’t attempt another shot. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel them attempting to manipulate the particles of metal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Finding nothing, he made his way over to the bookcase and attempted to dig a hole through the carpet. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They swarmed upon the attempted thief, who collapsed to the floor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded sympathetic, kind, in spite of some perverse attempt to make it sound matter-of-fact. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He decides to walk into the circus, through the courtyard with the bonfire and out the other side, and then attempt to work his way back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To work their sugar fields, Dutch and Portuguese plantation owners had first tried to enslave the native Amerindians, but unrest and escape attempts grew so high that the practice was finally outlawed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The ruddy father and son are brandishing their weapons in an attempt to be menacing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But Outside magazine and Outside Online are autonomous to such a degree that I didn’t even know Outside Online had sent a correspondent to Everest until I arrived at Base Camp. third attempt on Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

James clamped a hand over his mouth, and Emily straightened her posture, but their attempts to look serious just made them break down in laughter even more. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The other reason is that even fifty years after the publication of the Fabrica, there was still strong opposition in some quarters to attempts to revise Galen’s teaching. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

No person must attempt to leave the old city. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I was almost late to get here,” I say, a pathetic attempt at a conversation starter. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The ribbons were speckled with dead flies and a few that made feeble attempts to pull loose. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he finished bathing and attempted to catch another ride north, however, he discovered that his luck had changed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid no attention to the boat or to her when, late in the day, she attempted another swimming lesson. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donovan was obviously making a bad failure of his attempt to stand up, “Are we alive now? Or is there more?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It’s just as bad on a higher level, and I’ve given up any attempt to discuss these things with the professors at Beekman. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like a fortress, it seemed designed to repel any attempt to get inside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Eventually, in an attempt to avoid his nightmares, he began to read, late at night, which was when his motionless body felt most restless, his mind agile and clear. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He fled in the night. Must have guessed that your father would testify about his poaching attempt.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

James clamped a hand over his mouth, and Emily straightened her posture, but their attempts to look serious just made them break down in laughter even more. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He would lie awake until two o’clock in the morning, then turn a light on and attempt to read from a book or magazine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to persuade her of the necessity of the struggle, while she attempted to persuade me of the value of religious faith. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Reverend Post survived somewhat longer, for he made no direct attempt to compliment the prisoner, but described sym-pathetically an encounter with him at Lansing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

That a woman with this medical history, a woman so obviously high-risk, should be advised to attempt a second birth at home seemed reckless to the point of delusion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A secret attempt at peace negotiations with the North Vietnamese was going nowhere. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Gripping my pen with sweaty fingers, I attempted writing a few words, just to make sure I didn’t forget anything. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then, nine years later, Maria Teresa, his final desperate attempt at a boy misfiring. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man patted the thrashing legs in a vain attempt to soothe him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I collected myself as best I could in an attempt to avoid further interrogation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Time after time, Kendra reacted quickly, shifting her weight to spoil their attempts to flip her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

"We can try again in a few weeks," Michah shouts, in an absurd attempt to reassure us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Edie shoots me a weird look, either a grimace or a kind of failed attempt at a smile, and leaves without another word. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I attempt to knock on the window, but my hand goes right through. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Since Tal's body language was so bizarre, Fischer interpreted it as an attempt to annoy him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Waving his hands above his head crazily, Hassan ran considerably faster and with more agility than Colin had ever thought possible, weaving around trees and hurdling bushes in a vain attempt to discourage the hornets. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Lily smirked at me, but I could tell she was proud of our mother for subtly brushing off Mrs. Mansfield's attempt to one-up her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Waking from the dream, Tartini attempted to recollect the fugitive motives of this diabolic sonata, but could not — and wrote instead, from those fragments, his sonata, infamous for its difficulty, called “The Devil’s Trill.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She sustained burns to the hands and feet in her rescue attempts. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

For all I knew, this could be her eighth or ninth attempt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You are,” he declares, “attempting to enter the most elite schools in the world. The exams will last eight days. We will take only the purest, only the strongest.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He chose not to repeat her own advice back to her, however; the eve of their attempted assault on Gringotts felt like the wrong moment to antagonize her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat in an attempt to clear my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It now appeared that Snowball had not, as the animals had previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the Battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem, but had been openly fight-ing on Jones’s side. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Former beauty queens will attempt to reclaim their titles, and no one will suspect a thing until the talent competition, when they offer their renditions of "Sonny Boy" and "Ain't We Got Fun." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She sleep all the time; till at the last, I feel myself to suspicious grow, and attempt to wake her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Some people feel that their attempt to preserve segregation is best for themselves, their children, and their nation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to take decisive action against slavery in 1790, given all these considerations, confronted great, perhaps impossible, odds. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It looked much better than her attempt last year, but not as good as Papa’s. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

These were not efforts to negotiate, but attempts to isolate me from my organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he attempted to trick the Pilgrims into attacking the sachem. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to make sense of it, to see it clearly, I wrote it all down. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been absurd to see Lazlo attempt it, but nobody laughed, and nobody looked away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Although Weston vaulted the railing in a wild attempt, it was obviously hopeless. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I attempt a handshake but he puts his hand up, politely refusing to shake it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She and Sally had first cried and then attempted to pull themselves together, but their nerves were frayed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Never thought any of you had any mettle to show,” he said, attempting to be gruff. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Betancourt has accused the Dominican government of being involved in the attempt on his life that occurred in the capital city of Caracas, June 24. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reynie helped him shred the other attempted drawings, too, most of which resembled misshapen balls of yarn with numbered threads. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But when the genetic manipulations began to take effect, the alterations had disastrous consequences. As it turns out, the attempt had resulted not in corrected genes, but in damaged ones,” David says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I spend most of my hour-long break between jobs attempting to remove the edible portions of the slacks with a sponge and then drying them over the hood of my car in the sun. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Izzy, at ten, had been apprehended sneaking into the Humane Society in an attempt to free all the stray cats. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And our Decoy Detonators are just walking off the shelves, look,” said Fred, pointing at a number of weird-looking black horn-type objects that were indeed attempting to scurry out of sight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

On Madan’s third attempt, however, he settled the Squirrel shakily onto the glacier with its tail hanging over a bottomless crevasse. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the fall of 1958, Virginia’s governor Lindsay Almond chained the doors of the schools in localities that attempted to comply with the Supreme Court’s Brown decision. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to discourage wild animals from eating the other half of his food while he worked, Tree-ear had taken to hiding it closer to the house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“While for the past month you’ve left Nathan hanging, I have been attempting to give him answers. It’s natural that he should confide in me when he is told such a thing.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Raymie watched the Tag and Bag cart rise up in the air as if it were attempting to leave the earth altogether, and then it entered Swip Pond with a surprisingly small splash. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

One of the sentries, Marjoram, told him about the attempted escape by Blackavar. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled onto my side so the kid was on top of me, and scissored my legs in an attempt to have the river push us toward the opposite bank. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1953 a large British team, organized with the righteous zeal and overpowering resources of a military campaign, became the third expedition to attempt Everest from Nepal. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is currently associating with some undesirables who are attempting to transform her into an athlete of sorts, depraved specimens of mankind who regularly bowl their way to oblivion. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three attempts to get one into your hand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dean made the most of the Death Eater’s momentary distraction, knocking him out with a Stunning Spell; Dolohov attempted to retaliate and Parvati shot a Body-Bind Curse at him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

These sudden, panicky attempts at conciliation annoyed me more than his insults. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Although funds for chemical control came in never-ending streams, the biologists of the Illinois Natural History Survey who attempted to measure the damage to wildlife had to operate on a financial shoestring. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A kombi in front of me attempts to go, but I look right instead of staying focused on the van. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A familiar modern example is the narrow failure, on July 20, 1944, of the assassination attempt against Hitler and of a simultaneous uprising in Berlin. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She initially attempted to misdirect the officer and the investigators in an effort to protect her privacy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The golden-maned horse tossed her head and rolled her eyes at every attempt to lead her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But it is not a pleasant thought, so he drowns it in brandy and attempts to ignore it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The few strikes these weak unions dared to attempt won no concessions, and usually resulted in the dismissal of strikers and their nonstriking family members. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Inferi bumped into each other, attempting, blindly, to escape the fire in which they were enclosed... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Slipping off the last petal of the last flower, my hand sinks, fingers dragging through the background of stars, each pinpoint of light that Abby drew a separate attempt to capture infinity. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I wished still to cry, and attempted it again; and once again, my effort failed, all tears occluded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Now and then, older and braver boys, inspired by the old man’s strangeness, would dare each other into an attempt to tease or torment him—but not for long. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The middle class rather is tempted by the pastoral impulse to deny its difference from the lower class—even to attempt cheap imitations of lower-class life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After four failed attempts and a mouth full of gasoline, Jacqui throws the hose to the ground, uncrowning herself the queen of thievery. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I need not remind you about the attempted infiltration of a certain preserve in the interior of Brazil last year. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Whereas artisans attempt only what they know to be possible, artists are always driven to attempt the impossible—or at least the improbable or unimaginable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here the Company decided to stay and await the dawn: it was useless to attempt to move further by night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the elevator, the social worker attempts to prepare my grandparents for the sight of me, explaining the extent of my external injuries, which look bad, but are treatable. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

From then on Rebeca did not say another word to Amaranta, convinced that her initiative had not the innocence that she attempted to give it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Flies buzzed up and I covered my mouth a bit in a futile attempt to stave off the smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to conserve our energy, we hosted only two inaugural balls that night, as opposed to the ten we’d gone to in 2009. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She has no idea of my work and no interest in it, and when I do try to talk to her about it she makes no attempt to hide her boredom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Max says that the reverend was a storefront preacher who played the Panhandle years ago and is attempting a comeback. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People tried not to laugh, but every Navajo in the church was just choking as he or she attempted to keep quiet.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thales attempted to understand the world without invoking the intervention of the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After three years of silence, banning, and internal exile, I looked forward to the chance to speak out before the people attempting to judge me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Hale obtained the life-insurance policy on Roan, he had attempted to purchase Roan’s headright—his share in the tribe’s mineral trust, which was more precious than any cache of diamonds or gold. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Let me pause a moment on the subject of Mrs. van Daan and tell you that her attempts to flirt with Father are a constant source of irritation to me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I mean, like,” she attempts, “is it possible he assumed you knew?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The rebels made no attempt to break in during the broadcast, which leads me to believe they think it’s true. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His single attempt to get hold of the memory suddenly seemed embarrassingly feeble. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was a bold attempt to change prevailing social attitudes by a man who was second only to Garibaldi, hero of the struggle for Italian independence, in fame. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It was a deliberate attempt to make harmony sound unstable and more exotic in flavour. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“What?” he bellowed, writhing in his attempts to free himself from Ron’s grip. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He laughed and said it would have been as foolish as attempting to fight a pride of angry lions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

National Party leaders generally heard what they wanted to hear in discussions with black leaders, but Mr. de Klerk seemed to be making an attempt to truly understand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed quite sure about the reason for the fight, but there wasn’t much attempt to break it up since the girl who got pummeled was generally thought to be a jerk. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a proud moment, for these men had volunteered for duty in an army I was then attempting to create. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no attempt to explain the physical processes that kept everything moving in this way, nor to explain the nature of the crystal spheres. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Hold it!” said Hermione, throwing out an arm and halting a passing fourth year, who was attempting to push past her with a lime-green disk clutched tightly in his hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard him say, to one of the hovering women who was making feeble attempts to corral some of the moldier clutter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was typical of our attempts at humor, at this stage of the journey; they were always very stupid, but sometimes they made the other fellow smile. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I attempt to thank her, but she is looking the other way at nothing in particular. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Strike these chains from my wrists, I beg you. Let me ride. I will attempt no escape.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The selective breeding of the strongest, smartest, “fittest” humans—unnatural selection—Galton imagined, could achieve over just a few decades what nature had been attempting for eons. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I replied that I had not, and was about to make another attempt to retire only to find myself detained by further inquiries regarding various persons I may have met. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They saw neither Huntsmen nor gwythaints, and they made little attempt at concealment; for, as the bard had said, the forces of Arawn sought the Crochan and not a pitiful band of stragglers. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Some attempted to cross the bridges, which creaked and crackled under their weight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The vendor of sliced cucumbers attempted to unclasp her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

With his deep brown, almost black eyes, he’d glare so intently at his opponents that some said he was attempting to hypnotize them into making a vapid move. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn's man wants to kill it because he enjoys killing small animals, so Dustfinger tries to save his furry friend and dies in the attempt.'' Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Something in my expression, or maybe the fact that I’ve made no attempt to conceal it, makes him go easy on me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Susan’s friends laughed at this, although he wondered if it was from pity at his fumbling attempt at humor more than from amusement. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The voice attempts to find the very core of me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In another attempt to make money to pay off their debts, they buy a bus with a brother-in-law. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Counter-Reformation was the church’s attempt to rebuild the old order by crushing the new ideas. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Anya took a deep breath, attempting to steady her panicking heart. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Whipping his bendy limbs about, Mr. Flux mounted the nearest Time Suck, digging his heels into its flank, forcing it into a run while he attempted another shot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

With Eugene Torre’s assistance, an Icelandic lawyer—Thordur Bogason—was hired to represent the child, and soon after the attorney petitioned the court for a DNA test in an attempt to prove Bobby’s paternity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

People said his ship sank in the Ephygian Bay on his attempted journey home, but no one knew for sure. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Often, photographers or reporters staked out the front of the house, attempting to get Bobby’s photograph or interview him. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The courtly bow he attempted at his employer only made him seem more the baboon, but this formality gave Johnny one split second. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a player attempts twenty shots per night, for example, the probability is surprisingly almost 50 percent that he will hit at least four straight baskets sometime during the game. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few additional attempts sans board and pieces, the invisible match was abandoned and they played on the portable set. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Right,” said Harry, crumpling up his first attempt and lobbing it over the heads of a group of chattering first years into the fire. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ralph shook his paws in a last desperate attempt to Ember them. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the fans, eager to let Riddle know how they felt about the scratching of a week before, attempted to drown out any cheering with lusty howls. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was all dressed up, for Judy, and she had her head to the side attempting to fasten an earring. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She tries to laugh, but the attempt hurts her and she starts crying again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I attempt to do my homework and don’t even get through my first class. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Dauntless was a larger ship and much faster and the captain laughed at the Ray's attempt at flight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried hard to process what happened at church on my own, attempting to put everything together, to make sense of it all. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The icy cold grabbed at his breath and reminded him of his attempt to escape the island. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I discussed Dante's prior diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder following the attempted murder of his mother in my oral argument before the Mississippi Supreme Court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Some attempt had been made to smooth the sides of the wall itself, but here and there the twisting fingers of roots poked through. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Let us now turn to the evidence of archaeology in an attempt to solve this puzzle. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d say several things are your magic. And more things coming, if I’m not mistaken. Though it does look as though someone has attempted to hide your magic from you.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Fat, kindly Dr. Cuevas attempted to treat her with pills of his own devising, with vitamins in syrup and throat swabbings with borax honey, but all to no apparent effect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he was attempting to pull out the rocks he encountered, he heard footsteps. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still later, one more attempt was made to unseat Zeus: the Giants rebelled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheer volume of people is nerve-racking, but the joy in being able to leave his flat whenever he chooses outweighs his fear of accidentally bumping into passersby as he attempts to traverse the streets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His attempts to chew gave him excruciating pain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Puzzle people usually couldn’t resist at least looking at a new one, if not attempting to solve it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And so I spent my time in PE seated on the bleachers, attempting to focus on homework from another class, despite all the basketball dribbles and squeaking sneakers across the polished gym floor. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My attempts were so shaky, so misshapen, so ugly, it looked like I’d interpreted running writing to mean writing done while running in a race. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Fires burned along the battlements, a vain attempt to drive the gloom away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Actually, silent is probably the only type of prayer a guy should attempt when his head’s in a toilet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The fairy began moving again as he held up his jacket, and its fabric bulged with her frenzied attempts to struggle free. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then he threw his small body against the swamp monster’s great, damp back and flung his arms wide in an attempt at a hug. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You know stomach ailments, sir,” I say, attempting an off-the-cuff improv. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In this case, the state was far more powerful than we, and any attempts at violence by us would be devastatingly crushed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the barbed wrapping wasn’t only for weight; Sigurd had knotted and arranged it so it made a net around the outside, to prevent exactly what Anya was attempting. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Stanley made a feeble attempt to punch Zigzag, then he felt a flurry of fists against his head and neck. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Our relationship remained rocky for two or three years after my failed attempt on the Eiger, but the marriage somehow survived that rough patch. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I took out my notebook, lay across the bed on my stomach and attempted to write—anything to escape the death dance out there in the Mississippi night. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or so Alexander attempted to explain, in his halting, howl-ing way. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Did he break an ankle attempting a hard trick on his skateboard? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear the gurgling, the desperate attempts to breathe, but he didn’t dare move his head to see if she was okay. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

An attempt to instill order into a world gone wrong. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is what I am attempting to puzzle out.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Instead I now stayed indoors, engrossed in attempting to master the Monopoly game, form English words with Boggle and figure out how the various toys worked, by meticulously taking them apart and reassembling them again. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voices and images were ranged around her bedside, agitated, nagging presences, jostling and merging, resisting her attempts to set them in order. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Indeed, shortly after dark, after Beidleman’s group failed to return and the storm had risen to hurricane intensity, Boukreev realized they must be in trouble and made a courageous attempt to bring oxygen to them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and Prim had set up a medical area for the injured and were attempting to treat them with whatever they could glean from the woods. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The mouse found a shred of cheese and turned it in its tiny paws as if attempting to discern its edibility. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We crossed into Amazonia at least five minutes ago. If you attempt to press your advantage in any way, she has every right to defend herself with lethalish force—even against a scythe.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I had been too busy trying to survive after the attack, moving to America, attempting to navigate middle school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

With five people holding her down, she was able to fight off all attempts to force the tube into her mouth and down her throat. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the attempt to hurry them along, I chain-smoked for as long as my supply of cigarettes held out, and I read. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Senator Trueba attempted to alter his country’s destiny, his wife sailed masterfully through the agitated seas of social life and the other, more surprising ones of her spiritual voyage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Likewise, neither coach made any attempt to tell his player to shake hands. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Although shivering in the chill and dampness, the bard put his harp to his shoulder and attempted to cheer the companions with a merry song. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

More than $2,400 had been confiscated from him when he was processed at Camp Greyhound, and when he was released, he attempted repeatedly to recover it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

After some time he stepped back into the room and said they had all agreed we should attempt it with a medication taken orally, followed by exposure to ultra-violet rays. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was shivering in his basket, his few feathers ruffled in a sad attempt to keep warm. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Harry had already attempted a few of the Prince’s self-invented spells. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The sheep are in a terrible mood today as Bailey attempts to usher them from one field to another. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She squeezed between the trunks of two mesquite trees in an attempt to avoid going around. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear knew that potters sometimes attempted to paint designs on their work using colored slip. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

If he had doubts about what they were attempting, it didn’t show, and Inej wished she shared his certainty. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One of the more successful attempts–commercially at least–was The ABC of Relativity by the mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Gambling on Warcross is illegal in the United States; it’s one of the many laws the government has recently passed in a desperate attempt to keep up with technology and cybercrime. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After all, our fingerprints matched, other details matched—I’m sure they thought the details that didn’t fit were just part of my attempts to hide. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

For once, Petey fought back, attempting to reclaim what was his. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Celia shuts her eyes, attempting to concentrate, but it has always been difficult to push him away once he has grabbed ahold of her, and she cannot manage it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sula acknowledged none of their attempts at counter-conjure or their gossip and seemed to need the services of nobody. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I make a vain attempt;—they refuse to come away. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a journey they could not take together, and the attempts they would make to stop him would waste valuable time. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Especially I felt this when I made any attempt to propitiate him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wonder if those who hear this story will understand that my be­haviour was not an act of insanity or a covert suicide attempt, but a simple necessity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them had been wounded by plantation owners who had attempted to halt their flight. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she was horrified by reports of a “psychic healer” who, while conducting research into whether spiritual healing could cure cancer, attempted to kill HeLa cells by a laying on of hands. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Some of them, those in a better economic position, attempted to win her heart by bribing her daughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second attempt, we were escorted to the side door of the school by Little Rock policemen. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Help me, Stars,” Seven said as she attempted to jump across, using the way-too-slippery rocks to land on. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still, hoping to tie up the case as neatly and quickly as possible, he made one last attempt to persuade Hale to confess. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Overhead, fluorescent lights attempt to dispel the season’s dimness. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

On his last attempt, the rake banged into the side of the house, narrowly missing the kitchen window. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raised myself up on my elbows in a vain attempt to pull away from his touch. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then there’s the fact that Snow made no escape attempt, when I know him to be the consummate survivor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“We know you’ve been in the backbrain, attempting to erase records of Scythe Faraday’s movements on the day he died, to foil our own internal investigation.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The French killed nearly 150,000 Haitians in their attempt to take back control of the island. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

After dinner, when we had all gathered round the fire in the study—Mrs. Harker having gone to bed—we discussed the attempts and discoveries of the day. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"How if I show you a way by which you can stretch out your arm to take Narnia and yet draw it back unharmed if the attempt prove unfortunate?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Alatortsev and a small group of other masters and psychologists worked tirelessly for ten years attempting to “solve” the mystery of Fischer’s prowess, in addition to analyzing his personality and behavior. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Sandwich could never clearly see if in fact you succeed in bringing back light or if you fail. But he most adamantly insisted we attempt the venture or die by the rats’ teeth.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The chauffeur drove them to the residence of the Papal Nuncio, passing in front of a police barricade without anyone attempting to stop them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This book is an attempt to ensure that the conversation does not end with nervous laughter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Capitol’s seal on the hovercraft, the lack of any attempt to blow the enemy out of the sky, and their long history of using children as pawns in their battle against the districts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"What an exciting day!" she warbles as she attempts to straighten her wig, which has listed severely to the right. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Fudge attempted to smile, but was unsuccessful; he merely looked as though he had a toothache. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He knew, he was certain, that there was hardly any time left in which to beat Voldemort to his goal, or else to attempt to thwart him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Adele bailed him out, and in his attempt to deflect the heat from himself, he told the police that Adele’s heart condition made her unfit to care for us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When Amy rejected his offer, he attempted to set an example. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He made a half-hearted attempt to catch up, then slowed down, turned and made off in the opposite direction. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The carriage lurched while she clamped onto my bracelet and attempted to pull it off my arm. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once more the panel was replaced, and once more the attempt was foiled. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"We might as well attempt to introduce a new planet into the solar system or annihilate one already in existence, as to create or destroy a particle of hydrogen," he wrote. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

As the landscape evolved, there must have been a long period of trial and error in which plants attempted the colonization of this high and windswept land. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Again as we discussed above, the crop’s rapid spread preempted any possible further attempts to domesticate its relatives, as well as to redomesticate its ancestor. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But we would claim it had not yet failed, for it had not been sufficiently attempted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only in tropical northern Australia did malaria and other tropical diseases force Europeans to abandon their 19th-century attempts at settlement, which succeeded only with the development of 20th-century medicine. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In his desperate attempt to find a foothold, Barbarossa pushed his feet against the lion’s wings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other rusalka had arrived and was reaching for Anya, no doubt attempting to drag her into the river to her watery death. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“So the tales of the mighty Thor are only tales. Well, even so, we will allow you to drink the horn dry on your third attempt. There cannot be much left in there, after all.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is clear that this slave has violated the person of her master, destroyed valuable property, and attempted to run away, all contrary to the laws of our colony.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

One time Alex attempted to communicate to a mother that her kids were harassing us and calling us names. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His fellow members of the Mysterious Benedict Society were making the same attempt, some with less success than others. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a Great Designer; perhaps some species are destroyed when the Designer becomes dissatisfied with them, and new experiments are attempted on an improved design. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am a fearless fighter for girls’ education who overcame a horrific attempt to silence me.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A few troops were attempting to right the upturned whaler. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She took hold of the other pick and attempted to match his swing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I ignore him and attempt to steel myself for whatever is coming next. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, that’s the worst reason to have a child, anyone on the street can tell you that, because no one can handle being an attempt at something from the very start. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately attempted to inform the clerk that I was not Chief Luthuli, but the fellow would have none of it, and I decided that in the interests of hospitality I would continue the charade. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Paper can attempt to redeem itself tonight.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Yet, attempts to answer these questions had all become mired at precisely the same juncture. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He constantly attempts to put the tiniest scraps of paper and lint and whatever else he finds on the floor into his mouth. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would trade Lincoln for Confederate prisoners of war, or attempt to use his captive as leverage to give the South an advantage in peace negotiations. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, despite the farce that ended my attempt to say "yes" to the Brotherhood, I'm still plagued by his deathbed advice . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their role was to act as agents provocateurs, and they would attempt to push us around, take our food, and inhibit any political discussions we tried to have. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa waved a clenched fist in the air, but a smile whispered on his lips, and he made no attempt to conceal the delight in his voice. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He explains that the dimples form when the razor clams attempt to burrow deeper underground. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After a few frustrating attempts to get help for mental and physical problems, they often walked away, convinced the government didn’t care. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

As if a feeble hand had reached up from the coffin depths in one last desperate attempt to live before the dirt was shoveled in. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My hands start shaking so hard that I press them against Metias’s clothes in an attempt to steady them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The gwythaints made no attempt to attack the companions, but circled once again, then drove skyward. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sharpen a pencil, line up your favourite stimulants, furrow the brow, and attempt to concentrate on the following. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“But you see that Jane,” said her aunt, “does not think so very ill of Wickham as to believe him capable of the attempt.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Some cretin psychoanalyst would attempt to comprehend the singularity of his worldview. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giants surged forward in a last desperate attempt. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise--she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression--then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

On the surface—where the elites of both races attempted to live their lives—all was serene. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The cabby makes a few other attempts to get a conversation going, but Alicia just nods or murmurs a little, so the guy gives up and punches up a country station on the radio. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the right hands, yes. Given enough time, I could even make a rough attempt at interpreting it myself.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We attempted to prove his innocence through a motion for DNA testing, but because the state had destroyed the relevant biological evidence, the motion was denied. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They are interested solely in confirming highly dubious theoretical hypotheses by the logic of analogy and induction, and make no attempt at refutation or intersubjective testing.’ The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Isobel sits in a rarely occupied armchair in the corner of Marco’s flat, a rainbow of silk ribbon twisted around her fingers as she attempts in vain to form it into a single elaborate braid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For this reason, IOI had attempted several hostile takeovers of Gregarious Simulation Systems, all of which had failed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A toddler ambled up on his chubby bowed legs, attempting to embrace my teacher with ketchup-smeared fingers, while a party of elementary-school students openly stared in wonder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“But make no mistake, child, you are but an ant in my path. Should you attempt to stand in my way, I will deal with you as such.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Scouts report that Lee is escaping, marching his men through the night in a bold attempt to reach rations at Farmville. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I see the wisdom of the illusion now. I would not attempt to shake your faith, even if I could.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Franz turned in circles, attempting to remove a piece of red fabric tied in a jaunty bow around his neck. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The coaching staff and my teammates didn’t understand why I was fasting or make any attempts to understand the reasons it was important to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

What makes Hacking’s argument ‘dreadful’ is that he takes one figure on its own, and that figure is the first in a long succession of attempts to measure the speed of light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Their attempt to aid South Vietnam was more than a failure: they had actually helped arm the enemy. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I wondered if this was yet another attempt by Myron to bring up my father, but no, that didn’t seem to be Myron’s style. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dinner passes the same way it has for months, stretches of silence broken by his mother’s attempts at polite conversation and Caroline’s occasional sighs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His subsequent attempts to walk through the walls of his house resulted in what his biographer Radolphus Pittiman describes as a ‘concussion of ten days’ duration’. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some man was talking to him in a low voice and attempting from time to time to lay a hand on his shoulder, but Wilson neither heard nor saw. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or, as a variation on this same exercise, I may attempt to think of three witticisms based on the events of the past hour. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

How many days and nights had I spent perched up there with Sam, steadfastly ignoring Vanessa’s attempts to drag us into some stupid, pointless conversation? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The architecture of Middlesex was an attempt to rediscover pure origins. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts attempted to offer conciliatory words to his southern colleagues, though he did so in a decidedly northern accent. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Fernanda was frightened because until then she had really not had a clear indication of the tremendous inner force of her singsong, but it was too late for any attempt at rectification. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I snickered, remembering the pitiful look on Tamika’s face after her failed spy attempt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When he attempted to put the bottle away, she took it from him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He said that Mr. Dalton’s trying to slander the Communist Party by having him arrested. And he says it’s an attempt to break up his relationship with Miss Dalton.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We each defended our own target and attempted to prevent the other side from retrieving the sticks that had been thrown over. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Ernest Burkhart’s trial, the first panel of prospective jurors had been dismissed after evidence surfaced that Hale had attempted to bribe them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In an attempt to reduce confusion, all dates in this book are ordinary calendar dates—that is, radiocarbon dates corrected by the most recent calibration. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

To strip off like that—yes, her endearing attempt to seem eccentric, her stab at being bold had an exaggerated, homemade quality. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My feet dragged against something solid as we neared the bank, and I attempted to stand, holding the little boy in my aching arms. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The earth is attempting to rid itself of an infection by the human parasite. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1869 a French scientist, Leopold Trouvelot, accidentally allowed a few of these moths to escape from his laboratory in Medford, Massachusetts, where he was attempting to cross them with silkworms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

So she wrote to the New York Times, attempting to set the record straight. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

No major organs were hit, and Ray left the hospital a day later, so Wes was charged with attempted murder rather than murder. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But then, I guess most failed attempts aren’t entirely sincere, because, let’s face it, if you want to off yourself, there are plenty of ways to make sure it works. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In a desperate attempt to make them look more manly, he used a Severing Charm on the ruff and cuffs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I was wrong to attempt to deceive you; but I feared a stubbornness that exists in your character. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Since $5.5 million had been invested in their film project, they had a big incentive to remain on the mountain and undertake a summit attempt. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Finding them all ineffectual, I attempted to rouse the system by wrapping the whole body...in blankets dipped in warm vinegar.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He finds it on the ground beside the desk, and when he attempts to dust it off a bit he can see the initials H.B. engraved on the back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The authorities said he was shot because he was armed and attempting to escape. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went searching for her dreams, and she didn’t find them, but she made the attempt. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It began in the Near East sometime about 8000 B.C., with the first successful attempts to domesticate animals and food grains. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not sit or attempt to touch his own injuries. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was a “joiner,” a “born leader”; she was not and stopped attempting to be. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped someone would attempt to rob the bank so he could save the money and be a hero. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a feeble attempt to squelch the idea of inviting her, I put the onus back on them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"If we attempt to silence this talk, we only lend it credence. Better to treat it with contempt, like the pathetic lie it is. And meantime, fight fire with fire." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I lay there, curled up in a ball, and attempted to fall asleep. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The ad is for “customer service” work, a type of job I tend to avoid because it normally involves a resume, which in turn would involve levels of prevarication I am not prepared to attempt. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside of that first awkward attempt on the night of the perigee moon to discover Julia Bishop’s past, we had never really talked about the reason behind her relocation to California. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

After the suicide attempt he was placed in a psychiatric hospital near Portland. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once a scent had been acquired, the predator would attempt a slow silent approach, before the lightning strike. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

For her, the years from 1938 to 1941 were a time of “exciting, round-the-clock adventures, as we counter-spied into the minds and activities of the agents attempting to spy into those of the United States.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And I still don’t know our neighbors or relatives well enough to attempt to chat about the goings-on in our village. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy attempts to run into the store for God knows what. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mom still stood in the doorway, her face frozen in an attempt at a smile. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I had a communication from Henry Fazzie, one of the MK cadres who had undergone military training in Ethiopia and been arrested while attempting to return to South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A spell that took witches years to perfect and that she, a Witchling and a Spare, was about to attempt. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He would help Booth and Herold cross the Potomac River to Virginia, but they must leave it to him to decide when and how they would make the attempt. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been doing odd jobs for Mr. Smith and his family for years, having been hired to do everything from babysitting his kids and giving them piano lessons to attempting to train their untrainable puppy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z