Attempts
Sights
Sights noun - An optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.
Both words in one sentence
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Needless to say, each of these attempts was met with failure, and Simo continued to utterly stomp any enemy who came within his sights.
Source: Useful Notes / Simo Häyhä - Calvin then briefly sights Batman, and the duo rush to find him... only to find Two-Face and his thugs.Hobbes rushes off, so Calvin attempts to take him on when Batman and Robin themselves burst in!
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When Gru attempts for the last time to thwart Vector's fortress in Despicable Me, he looks up after hearing a bunch of guns cocking, and many missile laser sights cover his face.
Source: Death by Looking Up
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