How to Use try in a Sentence

try

1 of 2 verb

• You can do it if you try hard enough.
• He tried a few things to remove the stain, but nothing worked.
• I tried, but I just couldn't do it.
• Did you try restarting the computer?
• If you want to lose weight, try exercising more.
• Keep trying. You can do it.
• I don't know where she is. Try calling her on her cell phone.
• I don't know if I can do it, but I'll try.
• Just try to have a point that makes sense.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
• Over time, the tree will try to heal the wound.
  — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
• There was a thought to try to go for two there.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
• The team then met on the mound to try to calm down.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
• But God chose him to try to save the world.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
• Guys trying to do it on their own.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Start your free trial or try it free.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
• Just trying to make a play for my team.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• Don't even think about trying them on!
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
• The defense has tried to make changes as well.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
• Parents were forced to try and help that time.
  — Doug Williams, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• Don’t try and answer the world’s taste.
  — Sam Peters, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
• Espresso was added to the ganache (try it).
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
• The pilot turned around and tried to make it back.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
• Don’t pull out your hair — try to be grounded.
  — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
• Don’t judge it or try to make sense of it, just write what comes to mind.
  — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
• He’d been blown up trying to save some guys who’d got blown up.
  — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
• Kidd said the club will try to play him in the 30-minute range.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2021
• Don’t try telling me at least most of those games were close, either.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021
• The rest of the league is about to be hard at work trying to catch up.
  — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
• Dad thought Tre might been trying to do too much.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
• Never try to pick up or handle a snake.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026

try

2 of 2 noun

• He’s stolen six in eight tries this year.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• And no one can fake it (though many try).
  — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
• The goal isn’t to be right on the first try.
  — Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
• Boone has made four of her six deep tries tonight.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
• Which, trust me, does take a few tries to get right.
  — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• If a drug seems safer to take, maybe give it a try.
  — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• The eight makes on 11 tries from the floor.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
• No word yet on how many of them will give the slide a try.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
• Sure, not all of those artists will get in on their first try.
  — cleveland, 2 June 2020
• Guessing a name on the first try.
  — Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• Ready to give this growing method a try?
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
• If the first try worked, there might be a second.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
• Shiffrin has the blessing and the curse of two more tries.
  — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
• Give them a try and learn what fits your style of fishing best.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
• Learn what's worth giving a try and what's best left alone.
  — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
• Even if the glue has already dried, this method is worth a try.
  — Zachary Visconti, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2021
• The guard made the first free-throw try, but missed the second.
  — Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• Then Italy produced the try of the match.
  — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
• The three men made a pact then and there to give a second round a try.
  — SPIN, 3 Mar. 2022
• The wings and mac and cheese bars are both must-tries—best paired with a cold beer.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
• Below are 10 ways to give it a try.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
• Gather your canning jars and give it a try.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
• But that didn’t stop Carter from giving the idea a try.
  — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• Want to give this sturdy nail technique a try?
  — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026
• Compare that to your results and give it a try.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• Late one night, perhaps, some teenagers gave it a try and lived to tell about it.
  — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
• And late summer is the perfect time of year to give it a try.
  — oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2020
• Go ahead, give it a try…I’m Looz, nice to meet you!
  — Liz Regalia, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
• Houston hit a field goal on its second try and the game was over.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2022
• The best way to find your match is by giving it a try in person.
  — Storystudio, Chron, 14 May 2021