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Definitions for attempting
at·tempt·ing

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  1. Attempting

    of Attempt

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'attempting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3845

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attempting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attempting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of attempting in a Sentence

  1. The FTC:

    Several individuals have reportedly faced criminal charges for allegedly contacting or attempting to contact minors using Wildec's apps.

  2. Lewis Langham:

    Patrick Lyoya was legally obligated to do. He failed to produce a license, he was driving on a bad registration tag, resisting arrest... not to mention the fact had Patrick Lyoya not been shot and killed, Patrick Lyoya would have been charged with one or two felonies. One attempting to disarm a police officer and resisting arrest.

  3. Linda Davidsen:

    We have been studying defiance from the last 150 years, the way to force change is by attempting disruptive, non-violent, respectful action that has an element of sacrifice.

  4. Texas Attorney General:

    The President is abdicating his responsibility to faithfully enforce laws that were duly enacted by Congress and attempting to rewrite immigration laws, which he has no authority to do.

  5. John Brennan:

    We judge that ISIL is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks.

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