tried

Example Sentences

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Every time Moreno tried to make a big splash, he wound up soaking wet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"Paris, Paris" chanted supporters, many of them young, as they filtered through security checkpoints and tried to get spots near a stage where the players would appear, songs like "We Are the Champions" blaring.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Neil Saunders, a retail analyst at GlobalData, said that Athleta initially tried to target a wealthier, active but underserved baby-boomer generation.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Borel first tried the domaine’s namesake wine when he was 23 and traveling through France.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I’ve tried to send her to each of the four realms, but of course that’s not working.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman