On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Trying. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as difficult or hard and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Trying meaning
- Difficult to endure; arduous.
- Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
Synonyms of Trying
Using Trying
- The main meaning on this page is: Difficult to endure; arduous. | Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
- Useful related words include: difficult, hard, nerve-racking, nerve-wracking.
- In the example corpus, trying often appears in combinations such as: trying to, are trying, and trying.
Context around Trying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 14 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Trying
- In this selection, "trying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, keep, convince, forums, exciting and desperately stand out and add context to how "trying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include we re trying to do and he s trying to be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "trying" sits close to words such as clear, died and hand, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with trying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was trying and trying and trying, and nothing fucking worked. (11 words)
It was not at all a conversation of trying to convince, trying to bait or trying to score points. (19 words)
Douglas also testified that “Nipsey was more or less trying to, trying to look out for the dude, was trying to help him. (23 words)
But that’s because when he’s 15, he’s not trying to be cool guy, when he’s 17, he’s trying to be cool guy, he’s trying to be the leader, and he’s trying to kind of put on that bravado more. (46 words)
Trying to solve the issues around misinformation will not be helped much by social media forums trying to ban some individuals or censoring input, because this may just add to the conspiracy theory that some “deep state” is trying to control the media. (43 words)
Instead of just living your life, being yourself and doing what you do, folks get too caught up in trying to prove something, trying to be subversive, trying desperately hold on to “queerness”, or desperately hold on to a sense of hetero-normalcy. (43 words)
Because we could spend an hour talking about the leak itself, because there was some speculation of what the leak was trying to accomplish by whoever leaked it was doing: Was it liberal trying to get a Republican to change their vote? (42 words)
Example sentences (20)
But that’s because when he’s 15, he’s not trying to be cool guy, when he’s 17, he’s trying to be cool guy, he’s trying to be the leader, and he’s trying to kind of put on that bravado more.
Big-balled guys need to keep trying exciting stuff - humanity demands it - and there is nothing wrong with trying and failing and trying again.
It was not at all a conversation of trying to convince, trying to bait or trying to score points.
And generally speaking, they’re not acting at all, like people who are trying to win an election, they’re not trying to please the population and they’re not trying to expand the base.
I was trying and trying and trying, and nothing fucking worked.
Trying to solve the issues around misinformation will not be helped much by social media forums trying to ban some individuals or censoring input, because this may just add to the conspiracy theory that some “deep state” is trying to control the media.
Douglas also testified that “Nipsey was more or less trying to, trying to look out for the dude, was trying to help him.
Every other movie I see, there’s always a villain trying to get her powers, trying to break them up, trying to take the kingdom.
Instead of just living your life, being yourself and doing what you do, folks get too caught up in trying to prove something, trying to be subversive, trying desperately hold on to “queerness”, or desperately hold on to a sense of hetero-normalcy.
To me those (including Eusi whom I have great respect despite difference in ideological stance) who are now reacting to the public condemnation of their paralytic dithering are trying to justify, trying to save face, or trying to be relevant.
It was a pretty invasive procedure and trying to read up on it and then trying to have a chat with doctors and nurses in French and trying to make sure my rehab was going OK.
None is bigger than the fight in the A.F.C. North, where the Ravens are trying to stay on top, the Steelers are trying to right the ship and the Browns are trying to play spoilers.
And in terms of what we're trying to do in fourth quarter is not that different from what we're trying to do in third quarter.
At any rate, we were trying to take the best care that we could of both of them, trying to get Mickey in better health to join Dee in her assisted living residence, which was close to us on Long Island.
Because we could spend an hour talking about the leak itself, because there was some speculation of what the leak was trying to accomplish by whoever leaked it was doing: Was it liberal trying to get a Republican to change their vote?
But he has been accused of trying to create chaos for everyone in the region by trying to install leaders who do not have a credible mandate.
But the love and tolerance the activists are trying to create is not for children as they’re trying to figure out who they are.
But there are numerous examples of some people trying to take things too far by trying to protect things that don’t merit it at all.
Community, I don’t care how spiritual we act, how much we prophesy or speak in other tongues — there’s some hidden stuff, some evil desires trying to dominate our lives, trying to raise their heads.
Friday was a bit of a setback in terms of performance but we know what we’re trying to progress and what we’re trying to do.
Common combinations with trying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- trying to 367×
- are trying 34×
- and trying 30×
- re trying 26×
- was trying 25×
- is trying 23×
- of trying 9×
- or trying 9×
- just trying 9×
- he trying 8×