try
verb (used with object)
to attempt to do or accomplish.
am trying
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present progressiveof try (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But I don't care, I am trying to do my best for this new manager.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I have never heard such things from Sunnis before. I am trying to tamp down these sentiments and bring people together.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"I am trying to see the beauty in life and to keep going despite it all," said Shervin.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
“I am trying to embrace more of those aspects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
So I arrived at justice, and said finally, “I feel that it is in part my fault that you came to Orgoreyn and so to Pulefen Farm. I am trying to amend my fault.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
