tried

Example Sentences

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I tried to stay calm and told her to use her blouse to wipe off the blood.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have tried her in with several different friends and we have had to take them back out because she really doesn't get on with them that well."

From BBC

Last month, Raman tried without success to put a measure on the June 2 ballot that would have scaled back the types of properties covered by the tax, in hopes of jump-starting apartment construction.

From Los Angeles Times

Rather than following suit, Banton put away his trademark shot - he tried it once to Watt early on, but never again - and instead targeted straight boundaries.

From BBC

She says her father also never tried to convince her to take over the farm.

From The Wall Street Journal