try
verb (used with object)
to attempt to do or accomplish.
have been trying
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present perfect progressiveof try.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Known as contrails, these icy clouds contribute to climate change, and scientists have been trying to work out how to stop them.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
For years, researchers have been trying to understand why losing the function of just one copy can have such a major effect on heart development, even when the second copy still works.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
For years, the largest AI companies have been trying to get ahead of things, advocating proactively for regulations to place guardrails around the powerful technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
It all adds up because right now, everything feels like an open wound that we have been trying to heal, and it’s not closing.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
He must have been trying to tell me something with that story.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
