trying

Example Sentences

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There’s something motivating about coming to the land of trying for success versus being at home, where we’re just happy with our insurance and our healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times

Beijing has been trying to intimidate her into silence ever since, and the effort took a particularly creepy turn last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Golden State Ballet teased Hawk’s “Nutcracker” cameo on social media earlier this month, announcing, “he’s trying something completely new.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now Ellison and his son, David, are trying to build a Hollywood media empire.

From Barron's

For months, the bank has been trying to get out of the arrangement before Javice’s appeal results in even more charges, which the bank has called “patently excessive and egregious.”

From The Wall Street Journal