trying

Example Sentences

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“You’re spending so much staff overhead and work trying to fight them and appeal to them and justify why we should get paid,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of Infiniti, Grace notes, “She was just lovely, and she made my job really easy, just looking at her” trying to act tough, “like you don’t even know you’re a baby.”

From Los Angeles Times

That one took at least 10 different iterations of trying to figure out, where in the world would it make sense that Arn — who can fit in anywhere — wouldn’t have a good time?

From Los Angeles Times

The comedy sees Rogen play Matt Remick, the newly appointed hapless head of Continental Studios, who is desperate for celebrity approval while also trying to achieve both critical acclaim and box office success.

From BBC

Nearly one-third of patients do not improve after trying their first antidepressant, often leading to months of trial and error.

From Science Daily