1. The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.

2. They tried to edify the child with music.

3. That bird tried to peck the baby.

4. We tried to rein in our excitement and curiosity.

5. He tried to bring pressure to bear on her.

6. The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.

7. Whether you fail or fly, at least you tried.

8. He tried to appeal to their finer feelings .

9. I tried to slip up the stairs unnoticed.

10. She tried to abstract my attention from my work.

11. Choking back my anger, I tried to speak calmly.

12. He tried to domineer over everyone.

13. She tried to obliterate all memory of her father.

14. No one tried to cross the picket lines.

15. Doctors have tried zapping tumors with high-voltage radiation.

16. He tried to look casual.

17. Mum tried to anticipate all my needs.

18. We tried to assess his suitability for the job.

19. He tried his fortune in another city.

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20. We tried to blend into the crowd.

21. Have you tried changing the fuse?

22. He tried to suborn the police.

23. The police tried to allay her fears but failed.

24. Navy commanders recommended that he be tried by court-martial.

25. She tried to do away with herself.

26. I tried to phone her but couldn't get through.

27. They tried to scramble up the cliff.

28. He tried every means to make himself understood.

29. They tried to get official sanction for the scheme.

30. Have you tried any of the local delicacies?

1. They tried to edify the child with music.

2. That bird tried to peck the baby.

3. Choking back my anger, I tried to speak calmly.

4. He tried his fortune in another city.

5. The police tried to allay her fears but failed.

6. Navy commanders recommended that he be tried by court-martial.

7. He tried every means to make himself understood.

8. She tried her best to solve the problem.

9. We tried to confuse the enemy.

10. The doctors tried desperately to save her life.

11. She tried to dissociate herself from her past.

12. The authorities tried to localize the epidemic.

13. The detectives tried to piece together the facts.

14. I tried to take a shortcut and got lost.

15. He tried wiggling the control stick but nothing happened.

16. I tried to dissuade her from getting married.

17. The enemy tried to close around us.

18. He tried to regularize the management of coal mines.

19. She tried to disengage herself from his grip.

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20. I tried to bring some order to the bookshelf.

21. They tried to put the blame onto me.

22. The company's lawyers tried to discredit her testimony.

23. The general tried to locate the enemy's site.

24. She tried to talk between bites.

25. He tried to keep it secret from his family.

26. I tried hard not to laugh.

27. They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.

28. I tried to pump up my back tyre.

29. He tried to corrupt the policeman with money.

30. We tried everything - persuasion, bribery, threats.

31. He tried to stand and grimaced with pain.

32. She tried her best to solve the problem.

33. We tried to confuse the enemy.

34. He tried to tamper with the witness.

35. The doctors tried desperately to save her life.

36. She tried to dissociate herself from her past.

37. He tried to persuade her but failed.

38. He tried to eject the spent cartridge and reload.

39. He tried to smarten up for the graduation.

40. He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.

41. Scores of people tried desperately to gatecrash the party.

42. The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.

43. The group tried to lobby the bill through.

44. The authorities tried to localize the epidemic.

45. She tried to work, but it was useless .

46. He tried to bolster up their morale.

47. He tried to mooch a drink off me.

48. The detectives tried to piece together the facts.

49. I tried to take a shortcut and got lost.

50. The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire.

51. I've tried to forgive him for what he said.

52. They have tried to reinvent their retail stores.

53. The boys tried not to smirk.

54. He tried wiggling the control stick but nothing happened.

55. I tried to dissuade her from getting married.

56. I tried to cheer her up(Sentencedict), but failed miserably.

57. She tried to fight down her rising terror.

58. He has tried all sorts of disguises.

59. They tried to overcharge me, but I didn't agree.

60. You never know till you have tried.

31. I have tried to reclaim my money without success.

32. I tried in vain to start a conversation.

33. I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.

34. He tried to bribe the police into connivance.

35. She tried not to appear envious.

36. He tried to cry off after swearing he would do it!

37. I'm rather disturbed by the way the company tried to cover up the truth.

38. He tried not to let his irritation show as he blinked in the glare of the television lights.

39. The dying man groaned with agony as the rescues tried to move him.

40. I tried to soak up most of the spilt milk with a cloth.

41. We tried to keep him alive but to no avail.

42. He always sprang to Rose's defence when Ed tried to criticize her.

43. They tried for hours to get her to come down from the roof, but it was no go.

44. I tried again to get ahold of my cousin Joan.

45. I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.

46. His faith that men such as the Reverend John Leale tried to do their best is unshaken.

47. He tried to rejuvenate himself by performing physical exercises each day.

48. The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.

49. She claimed that he had tried to touch her up.

50. They tried to hush up the matter they hijacked a lorry driver.

51. The salesman tried to sweet-talk me into buying a bigger car.

52. He tried to explain to her, but she brushed him off impatiently.

53. His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.

54. We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for all eventualities/every eventuality.

55. She reached up and tried to gouge her attacker's eyes.

56. The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up.

57. I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words.

58. He flailed wildly as she tried to hold him down.

59. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.

60. He tried to fudge the issue by saying that he did not want to specify periods.

61. The enemy tried to close around us.

62. He tried to regularize the management of coal mines.

63. She tried to kill herself by slashing her wrists.

64. She tried to disengage herself from his grip.

65. The enemy tried to close about us.

66. Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.

67. We cuddled up together and tried to get warm.

68. He tried my patience to its limits.

69. I tried to bring some order to the bookshelf.

70. They tried to put the blame onto me.

71. He tried to push the heavy door open.

72. The enemy tried to close round us.

73. We have tried this method out many times.

74. Mary tried to turn the children against their father.

75. She tried to erase the memory of that evening.

76. She tried to seize the gun from him.

77. The company's lawyers tried to discredit her testimony.

78. The general tried to locate the enemy's site.

79. I tried the dress on but it didn't fit.

79. try its best to collect and build good sentences.

80. Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler with Sudetenland at Munich.

81. tried to glamorize the bathroom with expensive fixtures.

82. She tried to talk between bites.

83. He tried his best to put the troubles aside.

84. They tried to change iron into gold.

85. Though she tried very hard,she failed in the examination.

86. She tried out for the female lead.

87. He tried to keep it secret from his family.

88. He tried to buckle down to some work/study.

89. I tried hard not to laugh.

90. The government tried to disband the illegal organization.

61. We tried to laugh the girl out of that slight accident.

62. Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be.

63. Rather over enthusiastically, he tried to do it all himself.

64. Doctors tried desperately to reduce the swelling in her brain.

65. He did not have much success, but tried not to get too disconsolate.

66. I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.

67. He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.

68. I tried not to draw attention to the weak points in my argument.

69. The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.

70. He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away.

71. Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck.

72. The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.

73. He confronted his childhood trauma and tried to exorcise the pain.

74. For years I had tried to be a compliant and dutiful wife.

75. They tried to chart the sea area between Norway and Denmark.

76. I tried to ignore their barbs about my new jacket.

77. The company tried to cover up its employment of illegal immigrants.

78. He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities.

79. He tried to use his own weight to push his attacker off but he was off balance.

79. try its best to collect and build good sentences.

80. Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance.

81. I've tried moving the desk but it won't budge/I can't budge it.

82. She tried to prevent her work from encroaching too far on her private life.

83. She tried to ignore the heavy irony in his voice.

84. We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open.

85. We have tried to equalize the workload between the different teachers.

86. He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun.

91. He tried to stiffen his wavering soldiers.

92. They tried to persuade me to retract my words.

93. Bronwen tried to have her talking. But no use.

94. They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.

95. She tried to argue the matter away.

96. Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon.

97. She tried to attract the waiter's attention.

98. I tried to pump up my back tyre.

99. He tried to corrupt the policeman with money.

100. He tried to solemnize himself to tell the joke.

101. I tried to prise the lid off.

102. He tried to find ways of mollifying her.

103. We tried everything - persuasion, bribery, threats.

104. I have tried to reclaim my money without success.

105. He tried to make his speech more entertaining.

106. I tried in vain to start a conversation.

107. I tried not to betray my ignorance.

108. She tried to dismiss him from her mind.

109. I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.

110. He tried to recall the layout of the farmhouse.

111. He tried to bribe the police into connivance.

112. He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills.

113. I tried to warn him(), but he wouldn't listen.

114. I tried phoning but there was no answer.

115. Goodwin tried to have the court ruling over-turned.

116. His enemies tried to implicate him .

117. She tried not to appear envious.

118. He tried to cry off after swearing he would do it!

119. She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes.

120. Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

121. I'm rather disturbed by the way the company tried to cover up the truth.

122. He tried to climb the tree, but he could not.

123. As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.

124. They shouted him down when he tried to explain why Zaire needed an interim government.

125. He tried not to let his irritation show as he blinked in the glare of the television lights.

126. I tried to edge away until I was clear of the crowd.

127. The dying man groaned with agony as the rescues tried to move him.

128. We tried to stop the flames from spreading, but we knew it was hopeless.

129. He gesticulated wildly as he tried to make her understand.

130. They tried to intimidate the young people into voting for them.

131. He tried in vain to bring his temper under control.

132. I tried to soak up most of the spilt milk with a cloth.

133. We tried to keep him alive but to no avail.

134. She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint.

135. The climbers tried to find a new route to the top of the mountain.

136. She tried to play down his part in the affair.

137. He always sprang to Rose's defence when Ed tried to criticize her.

138. The cat tried to get between the chair and the wall.

139. She tried to better herself by going to night school.

140. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

141. She tried for a little while to live without him but couldn't.

142. I tried to persuade him,(http:///tried.html) but with little or no effect.

143. The protesters stood firm as the police tried to disperse them.

144. The crew tried to seize control of the ship, and were shot for mutiny.

145. She tried to brownnose the boss by staying after work and helping him clean the room.

146. They were hacked to death as they tried to escape.

147. She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound.

148. She tried to catch at a branch but couldn't reach.

149. She tried to object, but the chairman slapped her down.

150. They tried for hours to get her to come down from the roof, but it was no go.

151. He rubbed his hands together, cracking his knuckles as he tried to control his anger.

152. At the banquet we chin - chinned and tried to look cheerful.

153. We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

154. My mother tried to talk me out of getting a divorce.

155. I tried to visualize the house while he was describing it.

156. George puffed and panted and he tried to keep up.

157. She tried to thrust back the little stabs of home - sickness.

158. He tried to conceal his heavy drinking from his family.

159. We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.

160. To "have bitten off more than you can chew" is an idiom that means you have tried to do something which is too difficult for you.

161. I tried again to get ahold of my cousin Joan.

162. She tried to run, but was hampered by her heavy suitcase.

163. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling.

164. I tried to learn music but I didn't have my heart in it.

165. I've tried my last bit of energy, just as you bloomed sunflower smile.

166. I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.

167. She tried to create the impression of strong sunlight by stippling the canvas in yellow and white.

168. His faith that men such as the Reverend John Leale tried to do their best is unshaken.

169. He tried to rejuvenate himself by performing physical exercises each day.

170. The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.

171. She claimed that he had tried to touch her up.

172. The parents tried to dissuade their son from marrying the girl.

173. They tried to hush up the matter they hijacked a lorry driver.

174. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors.

175. The salesman tried to sweet-talk me into buying a bigger car.

176. He tried to explain to her(Sentence dictionary), but she brushed him off impatiently.

177. He tried to buy into the club but was not accepted.

178. His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.

179. The speaker tried hard to impress the audience but left them cold.

180. We have tried to inculcate a feeling of citizenship in youngsters.

181. He tried to console her, but she kept saying it was all her own fault.

182. He tried to blot out the image of Helen's sad face.

183. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved.

184. I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue.

185. We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for all eventualities/every eventuality.

186. She reached up and tried to gouge her attacker's eyes.

187. The scandal has been discussed by the politburo, although the authorities have tried to hush it up.

188. The way Charles tried to make up to the boss was distasteful to the workers.

189. I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words.

190. I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry .

191. The old woman looked directly at the boy and he tried to avoid her searching glance.

192. I tried to blend into the crowd, but I was obviously not dressed for the occasion.

193. She tried to nudge him into changing his mind .

194. He flailed wildly as she tried to hold him down.

195. Troops tried to set up a lookout post inside a refugee camp.

196. Doctors tried to attend to the worst injured soldiers first.

197. He tried to practice upon the imagination and credulity of the public.

198. The little dog whimpered when I tried to bath it.

199. He tried to fudge the issue by saying that he did not want to specify periods.

199. is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.

200. I tried to explain, but he just talked me down.

201. I tried to talk to her after the party, but she was as high as a kite.

202. We tried to laugh the girl out of that slight accident.

203. We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.

204. Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be.

205. I tried to read his directions, scrawled on a piece of paper.

206. The orchid is a class of plant which I have never tried to grow.

207. Rather over enthusiastically, he tried to do it all himself.

208. She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.

209. Doctors tried desperately to reduce the swelling in her brain.

210. I found myself floundering as I tried to answer her questions.

211. He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.

212. He did not have much success, but tried not to get too disconsolate.

213. She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her.

214. I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.

215. She tried to get a grip on the icy rock.

216. He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.

217. If you tried,you could have jewed him down to $80.

218. They tried to defend themselves against the enemy with all their might.

219. No matter how many mistakes you make or how slowly you progress, you are already ahead of those who never tried.

220. The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.

221. They tried to hype up their goods by the lottery.

222. I tried not to draw attention to the weak points in my argument.

223. When we tried to enter the house, some men warned us off.

224. His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to damp down the panic.

225. The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames.

226. The rebels tried to wrest control of the town from government forces.

227. He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away.

228. Far too many football supporters tried to jam into the small ground.

229. He tried to squash four pieces of luggage into the boot.

230. In the sentence 'I tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't come',(http:///tried.html) 'come' is an intransitive verb.

231. Sara tried to open the window but it was stuck.

232. The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.

233. She was asked to work the weekend shift but she tried to beg off.

234. He tried to push the door open, but he didn't have sufficient leverage.

235. He confronted his childhood trauma and tried to exorcise the pain.

236. The policy tried to check the exponential growth of public expenditure.

237. She had already tried emotional blackmail to stop him leaving.

238. Two men tried to hijack a plane on a flight from Riga to Murmansk.

239. For years I had tried to be a compliant and dutiful wife.

240. They tried to chart the sea area between Norway and Denmark.

241. I tried to ignore their barbs about my new jacket.

242. I tried to squeeze the water out of my soaking skirt.

243. The company tried to cover up its employment of illegal immigrants.

244. He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities.

245. She tried to accommodate her way of life to his.

246. The home team tried to utilize their numerical advantage .

247. I tried to find him in the crowd, but had no success.

248. I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks.

249. I tried to stop her, but she elbowed me out of the way.

250. He tried to use his own weight to push his attacker off but he was off balance.

251. Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance.

252. He tried to justify himself to me by saying that he was late.

253. I've tried moving the desk but it won't budge/I can't budge it.

254. She tried to bullshit me into buying her old computer.

255. He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening.

256. The police had tried to intimidate him into signing a confession.

257. A journalist has tried to muscle in on my exclusive story.

258. He tried to hold out for higher paying by rejecting signature to the contract.

259. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein 

259. try its best to gather and make good sentences.

260. I tried,but failed,to drum into him that he shouldn't smoke so much.

261. The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.

262. The coach tried to analyse the cause of our defeat.

263. She tried to prevent her work from encroaching too far on her private life.

264. She tried to ignore the heavy irony in his voice.

265. This politician tried to cheat the people into the belief that he would work for public welfare.

266. We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open.

267. He frowned as he tried to work out the sum.

268. The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom.

269. We have tried to equalize the workload between the different teachers.

270. I always tried to remain neutral when they started arguing.

271. He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.

272. I tried to find a tactful way of telling her the truth.

273. People tried to persuade him to go for a more gradual reform programme.

274. They tried to get into the club but were refused admission.

275. She tried to saw off a dead branch from a tree.

276. He tried to repair my computer,but he really botched it up.

276. try its best to collect and create good sentences.

277. He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun.

278. Things will come to you as it is planned for you. The firmer you grip, the easier you lose. We've tried and cherished, we have a clear conscience. Let the fate take care of the rest.

279. What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street?

280. The faster he tried to finish, the longer it seemed to take him.It is quite a paradox.

281. Thoughts are but dreams till their effects be tried. William Shakespeare 

282. But in the real world, you couldn’t really just split a family down the middle, mom on one side, dad the other, with the child equally divided between. It was like when you ripped a piece of paper into two: no matter how you tried, the seams never fit exactly right again. It was what you couldn't see, those tiniest of pieces, that were lost in the severing, and their absence kept everything from being complete. Sarah Dessen 

283. Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. Mae West 

284. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt 

285. I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day. Abraham Lincoln 

286. Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. George Washington 

287. The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. Bill Watterson 

288. The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. G.K. Chesterton 

289. You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. Winston Churchill