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tries

American  
[trahyz] / traɪz /

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

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After seeing three tries ruled out by the television match official, Freeman and Henry Pollock both celebrated undeniable scores by motioning for a video review.

From BBC

He tries things and he's confident on the ball.

From BBC

A few years after the Iranian Revolution, he produced what many regard as his masterpiece, Bashu, the Little Stranger, about a small boy who tries to take refuge from the Iran-Iraq war.

From BBC

He also tries to send even more in December to cover the costs of Christmas.

From BBC

It follows a comedian who unexpectedly tries stand-up comedy and finds that he has a talent for making people laugh.

From BBC