essay
noun
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
had essayed
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past perfectof essay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Before the Schubert, Vogt and the Tetzlaffs had essayed the three Brahms trios, as well as two by Dvorak; with Christian alone, there were accounts of sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
And if he had essayed to sell one of his radio plots to a pulp editor the convulsion would have blown 42nd St. apart.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eisenhower, whose funnybone is about as small as his wishbone is large, had essayed some heavy sarcasm at the expense of the magna cum laude from Smith.
From Time Magazine Archive
But as long as they had essayed to cross that day, they kept on going slowly, hoping that with each cramp the scouts would begin to recover from the effects of the water.
From Girl Scouts in the Rockies by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Emboldened by this reception he had essayed to offer some gallant civilities to the maiden of the Rose Croft, which were instantly repelled, however, by the most formal coldness.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy
