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Sentence count:289+86Posted:2017-02-15Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: untriedSimilar words: driedcurriedworriedharriedmarriednutrientdeveloping countriestiedMeaning: [traɪd]  adj. 1. tested and proved useful or correct 2. tested and proved to be reliable. 
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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://sentencedict.com/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.
More similar words: driedcurriedworriedharriedmarriednutrientdeveloping countriestiedalliedbodiedlie downstudiedfrenziedratifiedsatisfiedhorrifiedjustifiedqualifiedgratifiedspecifiedmystifiedterrifiedcertifiedeeriegriefbriefclassifiedaccompaniedunoccupiedseries
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