Wondering how to use Try in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as attempt or essay.
Try in a sentence
Related words
Try meaning
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To divide; to separate.
- To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
Example sentences (20)
One set in their half after 25 minutes resulted in a try and then we had a mirror image of that (for another try).
You can choose to try again the next day and continue to better yourself, or you can give up and try again next year.
To try and boost energy levels, 38 per cent try to improve sleeping patterns while 36 per cent do more exercise.
Given these hints, try a new word and get even more clues, getting a little closer to the answer with each try.
It would be very easy to try to continue this cross promotion therefore and try to appeal to a larger audience.
Prime Try Before You Buy (formerly Prime Wardrobe) offers a selection of items you can try on at home before committing.
He added a heartfelt message: "I try not to let my illnesses get me down, and I always try to support people.
To be clear, the lyrics of “Try That in a Small Town” do not say anything about shooting people who try to take away guns.
Emily Flood and Natasha Nott scored a try each for the Gobblers and Carly Baxter went in for Hounddogs’ try.
Diniz says we have to feel good on the field, try to enjoy it to the fullest, and that’s what I try to do.
I try to take good care of myself and try to exercise as much as I can and eat right and all those things.
We need to try and we need to try really hard and really forcefully, and that is exactly what we're doing.
If you can't bear the thought of going without meat, try cutting down a bit, or try swapping in more fish.
And now they are using the ECZ to try and play games to try and disenfranchise Zambians.” says Rev Njombo.
More specifically, she recalled being pressured to try and recruit two musical superstars to the cast to try and ensure a hit.
Rescuers who try to capture these strays – by feeding them – are more cautious when animal control officers try to obtain them.
But to receive an invite, she had to try any of the throwing events leading her to give discus a try.
After we all bury our dead, and try to rebuild, and try to overcome the pain and the rage—then what?
In case you are on the frontline, try to escape and if an opportunity presents, try to surrender to the military forces of Artsakh.
King's started the second-half as they finished it, camped on the RGS try-line looking to score what felt like being the killer try.
Phrases with try
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with try
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- try to 174×
- to try 108×
- and try 48×
- try and 47×
- you try 13×
- will try 12×
- try again 11×
- try try 10×
- we try 8×
- or try 7×
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