Attempt
Fence
Fence verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
How words are described
| actual | actual attempt | actual fence |
| entire | entire attempt | entire fence |
| big | big attempt | big fence |
| little | little attempt | little fence |
| Other adjectives: new, last. | ||
Common collocations
| opponent | attempt opponent | fence opponent |
Both words in one sentence
- Hammer would then attempt to murder Vasquez, who pushed him off onto the exact same fence five years later.
Source: Fatal Method Acting -
As he flees, the skirt gets stuck on the fence, and he winds up streaking a busy street in his vain attempt to flee.
Source: Series / Hawaii Five-0 -
Naturally, he is heading straight for Tokyo.The military attempt to stop Godzilla, using tanks and a thirty-meter high electric fence, but they fail.
Source: Franchise / Godzilla
Cite this Source
Fence and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/fence
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