English example sentences with "trying"

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I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself.
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I was trying to kill time.
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When you're trying to prove something, it helps to know it's true.
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Sarah was discerning enough to realize that her friends were trying to prank her.
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I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.
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I don't have the strength to keep trying.
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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
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We are sorry, the person you are trying to contact is not available.
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Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?
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You are very trying to me sometimes.
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It is no use your trying to persuade him.
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It is no use your trying to deny it.
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Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.
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It is no use trying to separate the sheep from the goats while in a state of madness.
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The teachers are trying to motivate their students.
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As communism has collapsed, capitalism is now accused of trying to "dominate the world."
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Investigators are trying to pin down the cause of today's fire.
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He got angry because he thought that everyone was trying to make a fool of him.
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We are trying to keep the wolf from the door.
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We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
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Company A is trying to play us off against Company B in a severe price-war.
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There are a great many people trying buy houses.
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It's no use trying anything.
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I can't understand what you're trying to get at.
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I'm trying hard, but can't think of her name.
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Lying is forgivable when it is done by a doctor trying to give heart to a terminally ill patient.
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The committee stayed up late last night trying to work out measures that would please everyone.
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Luciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.
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If you want to make your dreams come true, keep on trying.
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It is no use trying again.
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The hotel telephone is in the hall and Harriet is trying to ring the police now.
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Hey, we're trying to have a serious discussion here so I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't butt in so irresponsibly.
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Peter has been trying to find a new apartment for some time.
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It's a hassle trying to decide what to wear to the party.
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Why is the politician trying to kill off the opinions of the majority?
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Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.
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It's worth trying at all events.
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Turn down the TV a little. I'm trying to go to sleep.
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But it was like trying to stop the rain from falling.
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I'm trying to save room for dessert.
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Trying to do such a thing is a waste of time.
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It means trying hard, even if we make mistakes.
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It is no use trying to solve the riddle.
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It's no use trying to persuade the boy.
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The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.
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The factory is trying to get rid of water pollution.
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The plan is well worth trying.
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The company is trying to improve its image.
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Millions of dollars have been spent trying to shore up the company.
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The doctor is trying to solve many of the riddles of cancer.
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And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
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All the competitors are trying to get their piece of the pie.
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John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
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Jim has been trying to take me out to dinner for the last three weeks.
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Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.
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It is no use trying to solve this problem.
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You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
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I'm trying to throw this cold off.
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This is because they are trying to prove they are somewhat independent.
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Managers like Paula Grayson, however, are trying to persuade them to change their habits.
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We've been moping around too much. It's time to pull ourselves together and keep trying.
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My wife's trying to sleep.
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I'm trying to save money.
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I ran all over town trying to borrow some money.
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We are trying to clarify your future procurement requirements.
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You are trying to kill me.
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Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.
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I've been nosing around the office trying to find out the news.
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It's no use trying to fix it now.
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It's so difficult that I've decided to give up trying.
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Are you trying to make a fool of me?
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What are you trying to do?
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I'm not trying to deprive you of your rights.
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Your mother is trying to break up our marriage.
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I can't make out what you are trying to say.
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If you keep trying, you will make progress.
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We succeeded in breaking the door open after trying for half an hour.
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Two men are trying to get a handle on what's wrong with the car.
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It is no use trying to talk him out of his plan.
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The police are trying to get entirely rid of drunken driving.
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Apparently, they're trying to patch up their marriage.
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There is no use trying to excuse yourself.
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It's no use trying to stick to the old ways.
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I have been trying all morning to get in touch with Mr Jones, but his line is always busy.
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Operator, I'm trying to get through to Boston.
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In daredevil car races, there are moments when the drivers place themselves between the devil and the deep blue sea, trying to take the lead.
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Now I understand that my mother was only trying to be polite in public.
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We're trying to make sure that the work is shared out equally.
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He never hears what I'm trying to say.
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We are trying to do away with the old customs.
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We are trying a completely new method.
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I love trying out new things, so I always buy products as soon as they hit the store shelves. Of course, half the time I end up wishing I hadn't.
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I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say.
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I can figure out what he is trying to say.
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I am trying to understand the politics of my country.
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I'm trying to rid myself of this bad habit.
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I'm trying to work out this problem.
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I had to stand a trying situation.
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I love to spend time trying to put together a puzzle.
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It occurred to me that the man was trying to cheat me out of my money.
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It struck me that the girl was trying to hide something.
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