tried
Americanverb
adjective
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tested and proved good, dependable, or trustworthy.
a man of tried talents and integrity.
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subjected to hardship, worry, trouble, or the like.
verb
Etymology
Origin of tried
First recorded in 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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“We have tried to intervene with limited resources by setting up a hand-washing station and providing some personal protective equipment for staff,” Lusenge told the Journal by email.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Kilicdaroglu's backers had tried to push their way in, before police received orders to step in and take the building.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Since then, scientists have tried to understand exactly how angular momentum spreads through the internal structure of solids.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
With two runners on the base, Ramirez tried to throw out a runner stealing second, but the ball slipped away from Bragg and trickled into the outfield grass.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
In all his years of Ushering, he’d only ever opened the realms; still, now he tried to close this one.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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