A "foiled attempt" means that someone's plan or effort to do something was stopped or prevented from succeeding.
Sentences with «foiled attempt»
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Synopsis: Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hosta... [MORE] (mrqe.com)