Examples of 'attempt to seize' in a sentence

Meaning of "attempt to seize"

attempt to seize - refers to trying to capture, take control of, or grasp something, often using force or determination

How to use "attempt to seize" in a sentence

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attempt to seize
You attempt to seize control of the target.
You did not just attempt to seize her crown.
Your attempt to seize control of this facility is going to fail.
It will eventually attempt to seize the whole body.
Their ancestral communities were criminalised in a continuing attempt to seize their lands.
They feared she would attempt to seize their dimension for herself.
Attempt to seize all of China and destruction will follow.
Repressions in an attempt to seize power.
It could attempt to seize the initiative with new provocations of this kind.
He rebelled against his father in an attempt to seize the throne.
The attempt to seize Cádiz had ended in abject failure.
It warns all parties against any attempt to seize power by force.
His attempt to seize Constantinople failed when his fleet was destroyed by a storm.
They will take up arms and attempt to seize the palace.
This attempt to seize power was premature, falling for the SPD leaders ' provocation.

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Ukraine started the case about the attempt to seize power.
BC in his attempt to seize the Persian.
And it is completely intolerable that unelected vigilantes attempt to seize control of this situation.
He means your attempt to seize Higashida 's property abroad.
The player that is chosen to go second may now attempt to seize the initiative.
Even should it fail, the attempt to seize power in the capital must be undertaken.
The eldest of the immortals yet you have made no attempt to seize your destiny.
It 's an audacious attempt to seize power in Munich and start a national revolution.
These maneuvers were perceived by Lyon as an attempt to seize the arsenal.
Carlos ' attempt to seize power resulted in the Carlist Wars.
People from outside this group might attempt to seize this information by force.
Attempt to seize which would be a plain _ casus belli _.
The Security Council reaffirms that any attempt to seize power by force is unacceptable.
But the attempt to seize them by force ended in defeat 74 days later.
Members of the Security Council condemned the recent attempt to seize power by force.
It was Hannibal 's second attempt to seize Nola after a failure the year before.
The pagan Slavs rose up in rebellion against Henry 's attempt to seize power.
The Kushites made a renewed attempt to seize Primis, but Petronius forestalled this attempt.
Against a sudden murderous attack, or an attempt to seize the Ring.
After a fruitless attempt to seize Valencia in March, Suchet determined to move against Lérida.
The concert seems doomed as Silence and Noise attempt to seize control of the orchestra.
Coup - n. an attempt to seize power by a small group.
VJ respond with tank fire to UCK attempt to seize VJ bulldozer.
Hitler 's attempt to seize power is a failure, and he 's arrested and charged with treason.
The Bolshevik Party opposed any attempt to seize power by a putsch.
The defenders suffered 32 casualties, but continued to repulse any attempt to seize the outpost.
How dare you attempt to seize my land?
Waldemar certainly gained notoriety only around 1308, after his failed attempt to seize Pomerania.
After Lee stopped Grant 's attempt to seize Petersburg on June 15, the battle settled into a stalemate.
Could there be another violent attempt to seize power?
The Kushites made a renewed attempt to seize Primis, but Petronius forestalled this attempt . [ citation needed ].
And start a national revolution. It's an audacious attempt to seize power in Munich.
Unsurprisingly, he resisted the British attempt to seize the assembled collections in August 1801.
This almost impossible defense blocked Franco's attempt to seize the capital.
In 1782, a long Franco-Spanish attempt to seize Gibraltar by water borne forces was abandoned.

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