try to find

Example Sentences

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“A lot of these types of businesses will catch a bid as people rotate out of tech and try to find something else that can deliver high-single digit or low-double digit returns,” he tells Barron’s.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Customers who feel destabilized financially by tariffs and global conflict have used the stores to try to find lower prices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

She was given a final written warning and told she could try to find a different role at the university within seven weeks, but she failed to secure a new job despite submitting numerous applications.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

If the doors to the Monk Building weren’t open by now, he would try to find another way in.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart