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Meanings of halfhearted attempt in English

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Usage of halfhearted attempt in English
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The maid jerked a halfhearted attempt at a curtsey and went.
Tell me, pretty maiden
2
By drunkenly passing out in the middle of a halfhearted attempt at masturbation.
Assholes finish first
3
Everything gone.' He made a halfhearted attempt at a shrug, and tried to smile.
Man of War
4
She makes a halfhearted attempt to swat our hands away.
Before I fall
5
He makes a halfhearted attempt to smooth my jacket.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
6
More than one Strip establishment has made a halfhearted attempt to recreate a vintage diner experience.
BBC
7
I reached out and placed my hand on her arm in a halfhearted attempt at comfort.
The ghost chronicles
8
Ki made a halfhearted attempt at knucklebones with Barieus and Lynx, but no one could concentrate.
Hidden Warrior
9
She rose, made a halfhearted attempt to comb her fingers through her blond hair, and nodded.
Arthas: rise of the lich king
10
From a stage in Indianapolis, Hillary made a halfhearted attempt to declare herself the victor of the night.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
11
Then he'd made a sloppy, halfhearted attempt to get Moran and Jackson to tell a few tiny falsehoods.
Mortal Allies
12
She makes a halfhearted attempt to run away, fumbling with the front door until Jamie leads her gently upstairs.
Brave girl eating: a family's struggle with anorexia
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Karen and Grady were making a halfhearted attempt to engage him in conversation, but his gaze was riveted on Lauren.
Wrangling the redhead
14
I made one more halfhearted attempt to reconcile by sending them that invitation to my graduation, and then I wrote them off.
Patrick's destiny
15
I made a halfhearted attempt to kick him away, but he trapped my leg between his and proceeded to tickle me harder.
The Duff
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I made a few halfhearted attempts to play around with the numbers, but got nowhere with them.
A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
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Halfhearted attempt across language varieties
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