nice try
noun
: a good effort or attempt to do something
Nice try. I'm sure you'll do better next time.
—usually used in an ironic way to say that an attempt at something was not very good or was not a nice thing to doNice try, but you're not going to trick me this time.
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Carroll had a nice try in the 62nd minute when a corner kick found Auns, surrounded in front of the goal.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Nice try.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nice%20try. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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