Hamilton has a way with words, and her descriptions of attempting to join the cool kids are poignant and funny. |
It is widely used as a substitute for patients who are attempting to combat addiction to heroin. |
Bon Dieu, they surely were not attempting to emulate the Welsh in far-flung outposts! |
I would be attempting to talk to somebody when another person would rush up with joyful squeals of greeting. |
A previously well 13-year-old boy was attempting to swim to a raft on a lake. |
Perhaps you were not really trying to make contact with me, but putting on an act that you were attempting to do so. |