tried

Example Sentences

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But, if you're looking to reasons backing one team over another, BBC Sport Wales has tried to find some justification for the early alarm calls or the expensive replica shirt purchase.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Panish alleged that Erickson and the Grossmans had tried to conceal the total amount of their assets since the crash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

If he tried to have a Hollywood birthday, he’d run into the same trouble he had lining up musical entertainment for the nation’s semiquincentennial Freedom 250 event.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There was one heavily affected community that revolted whenever the group tried to enter.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

To the fact that no matter what amount of good he did, no matter how he tried, he would always be a monster who belonged to the realm of Pain.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman