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Example sentences for "try"

Lexicographically close words:
truthful; truthfully; truthfulness; truths; trwe; tryal; tryall; trye; tryed; tryin
  1. I only try to be a polite listener," Cara said cheerfully.

  2. Don't try your old tactics," she said sternly.

  3. But try as she would, she could not open it again.

  4. My brain feels confused and burning now, and I know not what I say; but it will pass away soon, and then I will try to be all you can wish.

  5. Be comforted, then, my child, and for the sake of the beloved relative yet spared you, try and compose your agitated spirits.

  6. Speak to me, my own; promise me that you will try and be contented with your father's exertions to clear Arthur's character from all aspersions.

  7. You would be committing a wicked act to try to interfere with this," I said.

  8. Father Antonio's business was to save this soul; and with a sort of simple and sacerdotal shrewdness, in which there was much love for his most noble penitent, he would try to appease its trouble by a romantic satisfaction.

  9. O'Brien would, no doubt, try to remove me; but as long as I kept within the Casa, he thought I should be safe.

  10. He recommended me to try to please his cousin, and even found strength to smile at my transports.

  11. It was understood that Seraphina and I should try to escape--I won't say by sea, but to the sea.

  12. We must try to make our way to the hacienda under the cover of the night, unseen by those two men.

  13. They try to make my going easy," he said.

  14. You should not leave this place if I feared you would try thus to bring dishonour on this gray head, and involve this young girl in a public scandal.

  15. God knows I will try to be worthy of such a trust, Mary dearest; God knows I will be faithful to my promise, made nine years ago.

  16. I will try to be very good, mamma," she said, as she took the passive hand of the lady who had come to rule at Marchmont Towers.

  17. I will try and do my duty," Mrs. Marchmont answered.

  18. I soon discovered that neither logic nor ethics was his strong point; so I thought I would try him on history.

  19. The old man stretched out both hands to me in mute welcome, and when I sat down beside him he told me the sad story which I shall try to give in his own words.

  20. I suggested that she might try it as a business venture; for they would bring a good price in our matrimonial market.

  21. The Paleolithic man, or man of the Rough Stone age, did not try to tame the beasts he encountered.

  22. These nations, so long destroyed, their cities, so long abandoned, we shall try to bring before us as they have been reconstructed by historians in more pretentious volumes.

  23. There were, however, many who would gladly try to benefit themselves by unearthing any plan for revolt.

  24. Of course we too recognize the gulf fixed between the educated and the unlettered, but we try to bridge it.

  25. Or try this: "Boil the hoof of a donkey in oil together with a dog's foot, and some date kernels.

  26. I try my hand at a little work among the Indians, and have got a dispensary in the heart of the town.

  27. It was, in fact, the need of money which urged him to try to gauge the capacities of Truelove Brothers, and to make the attempt to bleed them more heavily.

  28. And there are such swarms of them, I try to suggest to the doctor that his time would be well occupied in helping to get rid of scores.

  29. Besides, he was again feeling very hungry, and decided that he must try to secure an evening meal.

  30. He would try to make her forget the scene of the other morning, he vowed, as he gazed on the moon-silvered landscape and drank in some of its peace.

  31. She seems a lady, didn't even try to explain away her husband's snaring of us, though I saw she felt it.

  32. By the way, Hester, I've been thinking we might try to get hold of Worsley when he's here, I rather want to pick up acquaintance with him.

  33. I am an East Indian--a half-caste, and I naturally try to help my own people!

  34. Yes, charity begins at home, as I try to remind the Collector sometimes when he turns a deaf ear to my petitions for the town," rejoined the doctor, who stood by his side.

  35. But, alas, many of these try to repudiate their connection with the despised race; from them we often get only sneering words and black looks.

  36. We must try not to judge him hardly any more.

  37. The best way to distinguish them is to taste them, and to try whether or no they leave any sensation of rancidity on the palate and in the throat.

  38. After that it was given out over the country that all the people were to come to the king's castle on a certain day, till the king's daughter would try the shoe on them, and whoever it fitted she was to marry them.

  39. The king asked if there was anyone else about the house that would try to take the heads off the knot.

  40. You go and hunt instead of me, and I will try my luck at fishing, if you will lend me your line and hook.

  41. Hans and his mother arrived at the city of White Towers on the evening before the day on which Fritz was to try his fortune.

  42. It's your turn now to try to win the Princess.

  43. They went through the spacious gardens of the Caliph, and looked around, but in vain, for some living thing, that they might try their trick.

  44. But the king's daughter saw him, and called on them by all manner of means to let him come up and try on the shoe.

  45. Then the Ranee told her son that he had his father's permission to travel, and said to him, "You are going out into the world now to try your luck; take with you the food and clothes I have provided for your journey.

  46. I will try to put in practice the lessons I learnt when a boy; meantime, do you stay here till my return.

  47. I will try and detain her till his return.

  48. You must try and keep a good heart till my return;" and for the fourth time he disappeared.

  49. I will try to get my dear Reutha safe back again.

  50. And Jack went out a new man the next mornin' to give the dhragon another try for it this day.

  51. We will try to find out what it does mean (Matt.

  52. Now, my friends, try yourselves--which Charity have you got?

  53. Wash your hands of them, for, depend upon it, that is the devil's Charity that would try to make you comfortable in them!

  54. Now, let me try you by each of these tests.

  55. They know their request is according to the mind of God, and they can wrestle, if need be, like the Syrophenician woman, if He sees fit to try their faith.

  56. And now, in the few remarks I wish to make, I shall try to embody answers to the letters I have received on this subject.

  57. Now, my brother, my sister, try yourself.

  58. When they try to jump on to the Divine strength there is something that holds them back, and they cannot make the spring.

  59. Yes, that is the point, and we will try to show what kind of a heart this is.

  60. It was locked fast, and arter I had 'ad a try at it and Miss Lamb had 'ad a try at it, we stood and looked at each other in surprise.

  61. I hope you'll try and do better while there is still time.

  62. I was the only one that didn't try for to win it.

  63. And try and look as if you liked it," he said, severely.

  64. Thus you may see that not only did he make no attempt to justify his marriage, but that he did not even try to explain it.

  65. Hostile newspapers try to draw comparisons between the accidents at the fireworks and the sad scenes upon the marriage of Louis XVI.

  66. We will try to be particular and not harm the vessel.

  67. In 1706 one Rudyerd thought he would try his hand, and he did much better.

  68. Come, boys, we must try to get the old hulk ashore," he said.

  69. When Bart rose from his knees he said to himself, "Now, I must try to love other people.

  70. But it won't do to try to get through the night in this fashion.

  71. I try to stop it, but it is like trying to stop a sand-piper on the beach without a gun.

  72. I will try to make it interesting for them.

  73. Then I'll try to round up two or three others.

  74. Doesn't the Star Line always try to please its passengers?

  75. Philippe, try your skeleton-keys with that press.

  76. Should I think differently, by-and-by, I could try the effect of a few Napoleons.

  77. By St. Peter and all the devils, if either of you try to get out of that door I'll take your heads off.

  78. Let us either recognize the unions outright, or else try to teach them that they have not yet attained full age; that as yet they are lacking in the ripe wisdom which permits of a larger participation in affairs.

  79. You should try to arrange your work so as to stay up all night at least once a week, either in the office, or better, on the road or in the yards.

  80. Did you ever try to explain to an intelligent traveling man just what a train is?

  81. When you go over the division do not try to see how many telegrams you can send, but how few.

  82. The employe who does not receive supplies regularly, whose requisitions for stationery are arbitrarily cut, will try to get enough ahead to keep himself from running out.

  83. Therefore, try to get your dispatchers in touch with your crews.

  84. Above all things do not try to pass responsibility up higher by asking what to do.

  85. Next time I shall try to tell you something about helping your train dispatchers.

  86. If you happen to disapprove, do not try to kill the proposition by holding the letter.

  87. Another thing, do not try to plug your whistle and muffle your bell.


  88. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "try" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    afflict; agonize; aim; approach; arbitrate; arraign; assay; attempt; authenticate; bear; bid; bolt; challenge; chance; chaste; check; clarify; clash; clear; compete; confirm; crack; criterion; crucible; crucify; determination; devote; discourage; distill; distress; effort; endeavor; engage; essay; exercise; exert; experiment; explore; extract; filter; fling; gambit; handle; harass; harrow; hassle; hear; inconvenience; intend; irritate; judge; lick; martyr; move; offer; officiate; ordeal; pain; pass; percolate; pop; practice; pretend; probation; proof; prosecute; prove; purify; push; rack; rectify; referee; refine; research; rival; sample; screen; seek; separate; shot; sieve; sift; slap; smite; spiritualize; stab; stagger; standard; step; strain; stress; strike; strive; striving; stroke; struggle; sublimate; sublime; substantiate; taste; tax; test; torment; torture; touchstone; trial; trouble; try; umpire; undertake; undertaking; validate; venture; verification; verify; whack; whirl; winnow; worry; wring


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    try and; try the; trying hard