trying

Example Sentences

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The court had heard the brothers were racing and trying to get ahead of each other on the stretch of road between Newtown and Welshpool.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The prices of public securities reflect the known demand for existing AI services but underestimate the potential for what the AI labs are trying to build.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Other companies, analysts have noted, are trying to expand production to meet demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For these companies, denial rates hovered around 13% for nursing-home care, but they were far higher for patients trying to get into the other types of facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I’m on high alert, trying to arrange the pieces of this puzzle together, but I can’t get them to fit.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam