Attempt
Sought
Sought adjective - That is looked for.
Both words in one sentence
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When Moore died at the time his sins were exposed by Christopher Goodman in the first book, Poupardin sought revenge in an attempt to kill Goodman, only for Tom Donafin to shoot Goodman first, so Poupardin killed Donafin instead.
Source: Ignored Enamored Underling -
After a failed attempt to wake him up during a raid, they sought for medical help.
Source: Midnight Snack - His attempt to donate $2,700 to Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in exchange for a meeting blew up in his face when Sanders turned around and donated the money to a Washington health clinic instead and denied Shkreli his sought after meeting.
Source: Humiliation Conga / Real Life
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