trying
Example Sentences
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"Now I feel like I'm just doing my job, trying to improve each day. So it's kind of another day, another match."
From Barron's
It wasn't long before the 30-something was poring over videos of the scene, trying to piece together events.
From Barron's
The American was trying to find somewhere private to let out her frustrations, rather than doing so on court in front of fans including children.
From Barron's
Svitlana is clear – she sees her future in the UK, partly because her family are trying to establish themselves here and partly because she has no home to return to.
From BBC
ADM has been trying to regain its footing after the accounting scandal, years of low crop prices and rising costs that led to layoffs and some divestitures at the more than 120-year-old Illinois firm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
