Examples of 'attempt to retake' in a sentence

Meaning of "attempt to retake"

An attempt to retake refers to making an effort to regain or recapture something that was lost, taken away, or failed previously. It implies trying to reclaim or recover a position, an opportunity, or a possession by making a second or subsequent attempt after an initial failure or setback

How to use "attempt to retake" in a sentence

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Your attempt to retake this vessel was inventive.
We were also with the attempt to retake the hotel.
Any attempt to retake it will be met by force of arms.
The operation was a desperate attempt to retake Alsace.
An attempt to retake the city the following year failed.
The following year he was finally defeated in an attempt to retake Dublin.
To any ISIS attempt to retake the places from which it was expelled.
To the loss of Barcelona succeeded the mortification of a fruitless attempt to retake it.
Zhu Quanzhong personally led an attempt to retake the prefecture without success.
Chad made military preparations for what seemed to be an attempt to retake Aouzou.
The French attempt to retake the fort several times with enormous loss of life.
The following spring the French regrouped and launched an attempt to retake Quebec.
The first attempt to retake Annapolis Royal happened the next year.
These raids convinced Hitler that sooner or later the British would attempt to retake Norway.
About our attempt to retake Wall Maria.

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I see you have done some redecorating . Your attempt to retake this vessel was.
Failed attempt to retake Colonia del Sacramento.
On 13 June the Germans launched a fierce counterattack in an attempt to retake the town.
An attempt to retake Detroit resulted in a severe American defeat in the River Raisin Massacre.
Reports of a probable further Spanish attempt to retake Mexico reached Iturbide in England.
When his attempt to retake Savannah with naval forces failed, he returned to England.
Violent Republican assaults were launched in attempt to retake the land, with little success.
The first attempt to retake the fort, the Braddock Expedition, failed miserably.
The Prussians made a bayonet charge in an attempt to retake Limal, but without success.
U07 R Attempt to retake on strength ( RE-TOS ) an account that is presently active on file.
Later, they repelled a Japanese attempt to retake the position during the night.
Lautaro seized the fort, sure that the Spaniards would attempt to retake it.
Despite this, the attempt to retake Crete failed.
Isis fighters show strength as they repel Iraqi army 's attempt to retake Tikrit.
The Byzantines attempt to retake Benevento, but are defeated by Lombard troops.
In November, the Ottomans launched a major attempt to retake the town.
For example, in season 2, their attempt to retake control of Congress fell short.
In 1240 he made an attack on Carcassonne in an attempt to retake it.
On May 26, the North Vietnamese Army made another attempt to retake the city of Kontum.
On August 4 and 5, Turkish troops made an unsuccessful attempt to retake Kruševo.
Later, he followed Balin in an ill-fated attempt to retake Moria.

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