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How to use trying in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word trying? Here are some examples.

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Moses is trying to wriggle out of his mission by highlighting possible contingencies and his own inadequacy.
They were tired of ruffians trying to loot the place for finger-licking baked potato skins.
We are trying to avoid the word policy, that commits us down a certain course of action.
She turned and ran as fast as she could, trying all the while to control the stream of tears coursing down her cheeks.
But I think they are fooling themselves as much as they are trying to fool you.
Of course, being the stupid fool macho man that I am, I was trying to do it alone!
Police said a man suspected of trying to attack Burrell in the court building's foyer was arrested.
Besieging communist China and trying to overthrow the government there, however, is a fool's errand and a recipe for world war.
Some people are seeking to use the issue as a football, rather than trying to find genuine solutions to the obvious difficulties.
Deutsche Bank has been trying without success to get a firm foothold in the market.
Sirka staggered around, trying to make her way out of the hallway and into the family room, when she suddenly lost her footing.
I watched her leave trying to make sure she left no footmarks or disturb the dirt in any way.
Willow was spending time with the coven of witches in Devon, trying to put her life back together.
On the way to geography I heard footsteps behind me and it sounded as if someone was trying to sneak up on me.
He's obviously intrigued but trying hard not to sound too keen in case the other fogeys at the paper send him to Coventry.
We have been trying to give them an idea of how devastating it is for the communities affected.
I ran my hands over my body trying to remove the layer of dirt that may have covered me since my last shower.
Jim took two quick steps backwards, trying to cover Diana with the gun and keep from losing sight of Harry.
Ironically, Dailly had been trying to shepherd the ball clear as he covered behind Elliott.
This is the preferred enlisted headgear, but we are trying to get away from some of the less accurately made forage caps out there.
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