In the early 1890s James made several disastrous attempts to write plays.

After the house was sold, she said, they made a disastrous attempt to relocate to Florida.

Spain launched a disastrous attempt to capture it in November, 1510.

The mental conflict was building and I sought to eliminate it through what became a disastrous attempt to escape.

He thought back over his disastrous attempt to seek help from a robot.

Ballard's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order.

I thought of all the nights she'd tucked us in, the many disastrous attempts to put dinner on the table.

His disastrous attempts at dating are an ongoing joke of the series.

In 4th edition, her death is said to be the result of a disastrous attempt to turn herself into a God.

After a few disastrous attempts, the men had abandoned any ideas of that.