No man had ever so reached the heart of the world, and one may not even attempt to explain just why.

And this is what I have now to attempt to explain.

The article doesn't even attempt to explain why that would happen.

I attempted to explain but he made me stop with an impatient movement of his head.

The research may proceed to attempt to explain why this is the case.

But there was no other way of attempting to explain his presence.

I was simply attempting to explain what the Council said.

I will attempt to explain the thinking behind the project.

Would he ever attempt to explain it all to her?

But nobody understood, and never again did he attempt to explain.

Cohen was not ready to answer, but he made an attempt to explain.

The report makes little attempt to explain the reasons for differences in test scores.

The first attempt to explain the bombing came on May 10.

Perhaps it was an attempt to explain, even justify, his action to herself.

There have been various attempts to explain why people become spies.

Did he make an attempt to explain his theory to you?

For a moment or two he made no attempt to explain.

No, it was more likely to be an attempt to explain how he met his fate.

All attempts to explain just why anyone would want to do this failed.

Let me make another attempt to explain my meaning more clearly.