trying
Example Sentences
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"But honestly, Rach and I were just trying to stick to our processes and take it one ball at a time."
From Barron's
Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came.
From Los Angeles Times
Those trying to pull their money out of banks have been hampered by controls that limit access to foreign currency.
"It was scary at first, trying to work out what was going on," he added.
From BBC
Breaker is trying to take advantage of surging demand for defense tech and a global focus on sovereign capability, Co-Chief Executive Michael Irwin said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.