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How do you use Try in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like attempt or essay, plus the exact meaning.

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Try in a sentence

Related words

Try | Trying | Tryout | Tryouts | Tryst | Tryptophan | Tryon | Trypsin | Trysts

Try meaning

  1. To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
  2. To divide; to separate.
  3. To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.

Synonyms of Try

try out attempt essay examine judge test move act assay seek activity endeavour endeavor effort prove

Related words

Other words often associated with Try or its synonyms:

labor motion run project evaluate analyse strive check trial undertaking canvass movement

Using Try

  • The main meaning on this page is: To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive. | To divide; to separate. | To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
  • Useful related words include: try out, attempt, essay, examine.
  • In the example corpus, try often appears in combinations such as: try to, to try, and try.

Context around Try

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 2× sister 1× field 1× hints 1× rgs 1× killer 1×

Often after:

chartrand 2× things 1× denied 1× converted 1× taverna 1× resetting 1× today 1× tomorrow 1× line 1×

Sentence patterns with Try

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

try and try and try 3× try and try chartrand told 2× we will try and try 2× accommodating to try to be 1× and we try to prepare 1× at first try try try 1× cast to try and ensure 1× dead and try to rebuild 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

we will try 2× diniz says we 1× every single day 1× first giacomo nicotera 1× given these hints 1× hungry foodies have 1×

Common sentence endings:

and try again 2× winnipeg on saturday 2× all those things 1× best we can 1× converted by allan 1× down and decipher 1×

Words around Try

Just before it in the word index:

trxs 2 trx 22 trwh 2 trw 7 trvi 2 trve 2

Just after it in the word index:

tryal 2 tryall 4 tryba 2 trybe 3 trybus 2 tryggvason 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

worth 17.004 production 17.001 church 16.975 interest 16.900 above 16.869 list 16.852

Corpus analysis for Try

  • In this selection, "try" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first, sister, field, chartrand, things and denied stand out and add context to how "try" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include try and try and try, try and try chartrand told, first try and converted try. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "try" sits close to words such as worth, production and church, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with try

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If you don't succeed at first, try, try, try again. (11 words)

If we try today, if today no work, we go try tomorrow. (12 words)

We will try and try and try," Chartrand told the ceremony in Winnipeg on Saturday. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

I know he’s a really nice guy off the court, so I’m going to try to forget everything that has happened in the matches before, try to focus on my game tomorrow, and try to get the win,” he said. (42 words)

If this doesn't work, you can try resetting your TV by unplugging it from the power source for at least 10 seconds and then plugging it back in. Wait for the TV to reconnect to the internet and try again. (41 words)

We must cultivate a culture that makes people feel safe enough to try things, and if they fail on their first try, then trusted enough to try again or see their results differently. (33 words)

Question examples

After we all bury our dead, and try to rebuild, and try to overcome the pain and the rage—then what? (21 words)

Example sentences (20)

I know he’s a really nice guy off the court, so I’m going to try to forget everything that has happened in the matches before, try to focus on my game tomorrow, and try to get the win,” he said.

So I really try to do that with movies, I don’t try to sit there and try to break it down and decipher.

We must cultivate a culture that makes people feel safe enough to try things, and if they fail on their first try, then trusted enough to try again or see their results differently.

We will try and try and try," Chartrand told the ceremony in Winnipeg on Saturday.

We will try and try and try,” Chartrand told the ceremony in Winnipeg on Saturday.

And when you meet people like that, you should try as much as possible to be accommodating, to try to be patient with them, try to guide them, as much as you can.

If at first you don't succeed, brother or sister, try and try and try again.

If you don't succeed at first, try, try, try again.

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After we all bury our dead, and try to rebuild, and try to overcome the pain and the rage—then what?

But they had a resounding response as they ran in try after try before halftime.

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.

Every single day we come to train, we try to help our players develop in different areas of their game and we try to prepare the team as best we can.

First Giacomo Nicotera had a try denied by the television match official before the ball was recycled and Lamaro crossed for Italy's second try, converted by Allan.

Given these hints, try a new word and get even more clues, getting a little closer to the answer with each try.

Hungry foodies have been travelling far and wide to try Taverna on Queen Street - with one couple coming from Malvern to try the Greek food on offer.

If this doesn't work, you can try resetting your TV by unplugging it from the power source for at least 10 seconds and then plugging it back in. Wait for the TV to reconnect to the internet and try again.

If we try today, if today no work, we go try tomorrow.

I try to take good care of myself and try to exercise as much as I can and eat right and all those things.

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.

More specifically, she recalled being pressured to try and recruit two musical superstars to the cast to try and ensure a hit.

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Common combinations with try

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "try" in a sentence?
An example: "I know he’s a really nice guy off the court, so I’m going to try to forget everything that has happened in the matches before, try to focus on my game tomorrow, and try to get the win,” he said." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "try" from authentic English texts.
What does "try" mean?
Try means: To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
What are synonyms of "try"?
Common synonyms of "try" include: try out, attempt, essay, examine, judge, test, move, act. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "try" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "try", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.