attempt suicide

idiom

: to try to kill oneself

Examples of attempt suicide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The research found that lesbian, gay or bisexual teens who were rejected by their parents or caregivers were eight times more likely to attempt suicide than those who were accepted. Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024 Between 30 and 50 percent of people with bipolar disorder will attempt suicide at least once in their lives. IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024 Grace Jun, one of the lawyers representing the Settles family, said the department was specifically warned in that report that severely ill psychiatric patients in administrative segregation were likely to attempt suicide. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024 Related article People who attempt suicide might show signs early on. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for attempt suicide 

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“Attempt suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attempt%20suicide. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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