tries

[ trahyz ]

noun

1. plural of try.

verb

1. third person singular present indicative of try:

   She tries to be at the head of her class.

Example Sentences

Airbus will axe 477 jobs in the UK as the plane maker scales back its space business and tries to trim costs.

From BBC

A middle-aged man in an orange jacket is punched and pushed to the ground as he tries to get through a large crowd of stationary riot police.

From BBC

Broadway-bound musical “The Devil Wears Prada,” premiering in Chicago, tries a different tack with the story about a woman hired at a fashion magazine.

From Los Angeles Times

As Dax tries to get back to his normal life, a past trauma threatens to upend more for him than MI6’s machinations.

From Los Angeles Times

"Any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America," he wrote.

From Salon

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