1
: found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing
a tried recipe
2
: subjected to trials or distress
a kind but much-tried father
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Examples of tried in a Sentence
a tried and trusted friend
a tried method for catching sport fish
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Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Black and brown people were pitted against each other in a tried and tested ‘divide and conquer’ political strategy that was designed to stop the collectively oppressed from uniting and rising up against the oppressor.
—Maame Blue, refinery29.com, 25 June 2024
Vaccines are a tried and true way to improve your health.
—Discover Magazine, 22 June 2024
These tried and true favorites can be relied upon to report the facts.
—Ascend Agency, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for tried
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“Tried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tried. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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