try hard
Example Sentences
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Leavitt talks frequently about how she balances motherhood with “building my success in my career,” often with the unsubtle implication that women who struggle just don’t try hard enough.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
Even that comes though with pangs of guilt, wondering whether coming to terms with her childlessness, means she did not want it enough, or try hard enough.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Chiang Chu-hsuan, 60, another community leader, dismissed the guide as a "waste of money" and said Lai should try hard to "avoid war".
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Teens and their families internalize the message that if they only try hard enough, adopt the right mindset, they’ll get their health back—a message that implies it’s their fault if they don’t.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
“I’ve thought a great deal lately about my ‘bundle of naughties’, and being selfish is the largest one in it, so I’m going to try hard to cure it, if I can.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
