Example Sentences

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Always reticent with him, she had been very tryingly so on their journey.

From The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Her eyes were of that deep peculiar blue which generally is such a menace to the peace of the sterner sex, and over which lovers are wont to expatiate so tryingly to bosom friends.

From A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories by Smith, F. Clifford (Frank Clifford)

The fashion was healthy and economical, certainly, but it was tryingly ugly and cheerless.

From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence

Elizabeth was her grandfather's chief companion in-doors, and she was cheerful for his sake under circumstances that were tryingly oppressive.

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]

Yellow blinds are very disagreeable, and tryingly sunny in summer.

From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence