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in a failed assassination attempt vs in the failed assassination attempt

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "In a failed assassination attempt" is more general and can refer to any unsuccessful attempt to assassinate someone. On the other hand, "in the failed assassination attempt" is more specific and refers to a particular unsuccessful attempt that has been previously mentioned or is known. The choice between them depends on the level of specificity needed in the context.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 475 views

in a failed assassination attempt

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe any unsuccessful attempt to assassinate someone without specifying a particular attempt.

Examples:

  • The president narrowly escaped in a failed assassination attempt.
  • The spy was caught before he could carry out his plans in a failed assassination attempt.
  • ... Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, in a failed assassination attempt allegedly organized by the American CIA and British intelligence.
  • On March 31, 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., shot President Ronald Reagan and several others in a failed assassination attempt. The FBI conducted an extensive  ...
  • Jan 19, 2013 ... In a failed assassination attempt on the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party, Ahmed Dogan, a man is seen jumping out of the audience and ...
  • Mar 17, 2015 ... Martin Luther King Jr. more than a half-century ago in a failed assassination attempt has died. Izola Ware Curry, 98, died at Hillside Manor ...

Alternatives:

  • in an unsuccessful assassination attempt
  • during a failed assassination plot
  • in a thwarted assassination attempt
  • in a bungled assassination attempt
  • in a foiled assassination attempt

in the failed assassination attempt

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific unsuccessful attempt to assassinate someone that has been previously mentioned or is known.

Examples:

  • The detective found crucial evidence in the failed assassination attempt.
  • In the failed assassination attempt, the gunman was apprehended before firing a shot.
  • ... (Markov died three days later) and also allegedly used in the failed assassination attempt against the Bulgarian dissident journalist Vladimir Kostov the same ...
  • ... the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group based in Pakistan were involved in the failed assassination attempt on presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah.
  • Dec 27, 2014 ... Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turk, left John Paul critically injured after firing several shots in the failed assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square on May ...
  • The assassination attempt was a failure and Red found out anyway. Red never told Cooper about Ressler's involvement in the failed assassination attempt on ...

Alternatives:

  • in that failed assassination attempt
  • during the unsuccessful assassination attempt
  • in the thwarted assassination attempt
  • in the bungled assassination attempt
  • in the foiled assassination attempt

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