trying

Example Sentences

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“I’m reaching out to my people at FBI and DOJ. Trying to get him out,” he texted the group.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Trying to weave together an impossible number of threads means some moments stick out sloppily, like a character’s reveal of a magically healed wound we never knew they had.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Trying to save money is not his only challenge, Tom said he is also keen to improve his health and fitness.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"Trying -- and even failing -- to lose weight is not harmful. But giving up altogether may be."

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Trying not to be obvious about it, he and his men counted the canoes, toting up “50 of Birch Bark, & 170 of Pine; besides many others that were block’d out, in Readiness to make.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen