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Example Sentences
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She tried to toilet-train her son when he was three but he had problems with withholding stools.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
First, he tried talking to his father less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Eight years later, Chris tried to trace him again, but it wasn't until he was 33 that a meeting was finally arranged.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He tried calling the elections office the day he got the mailer, but it was a weekend and it was closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
I tried to protest, but she put it in Karl’s hand and folded his fingers over it.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
