tried
Example Sentences
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What I tried to do, I generally could do, playing ball, fighting or school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I tried it. That software is too complicated for me and I don’t need it,” I told her.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
But as Scott Jamieson tried to come to terms with ending his drought at the Nexo Championship in Aberdeenshire, the 42-year-old Scot found himself speaking to President Donald Trump on a video call.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
He’d heard about the kid’s stellar football IQ, so he tried to stump him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
All I could see of him was a dark head, and flailing hands, as he struggled to grab ahold, as he tried to keep himself afloat.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
