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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

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

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

He felt his warning had been of no use, and that Miss Neville was falling into the snare he had essayed to lead her from.

From It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) by Wood, Mrs. Henry

A policeman on beat who had essayed the same feat farther along had let go in time to save himself a worse sprawl.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel