try
verb (used with object)
to attempt to do or accomplish.
have tried
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present perfectof try.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Flash suppliers have tried to gain the upper hand over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Previous governments might have tried to buy social peace.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Ever since the success of the 2012 comedy “21 Jump Street,” filmmakers have tried to resuscitate moribund IP by mocking its datedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Thames Valley Police feared Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have tried to stop officers entering his home in Sandringham by saying it belonged to the King, according to legal documents.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Four times I have tried to break this curse!
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
