How to use "try" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "try" in popular movie and book plots

  • Warden suggests, however, that he try to get Prewitt to change his mind by doubling up on company punishment.  - From Here to Eternity
  • One evening, Wilma visits Homer and tells him that her parents want her to leave Boone City for an extended period to try to forget him.  - The Best Years of Our Lives
  • Her parents, unaware of her trials of the heart, try to bring her up to her usual spirits, with little effect.  - Northanger Abbey
  • They try to convince her to return.  - Maison Ikkoku
  • Caroline, Seth, and Vanessa are all arrested when a fellow student overdoses on drugs, and they try to dump him anonymously at a hospital.  - Traffic (2000 film)
  • She did not try to return to "civilization" because of her shame at her pregnancy.  - Brave New World
  • After hearing what the Dude and Walter know, the nihilists try to rob them anyway.  - The Big Lebowski
  • Agnes' parents worry about their daughter's reclusive life and try to be reassuring.  - Show Me Love (film)
  • While a Hungarian man named Sandor Szavost tries to seduce Alice, two young models try to take Bill off.  - Eyes Wide Shut
  • He takes medicine to try to control the twitching, but it makes him very sleepy, and he is berated by the conductor.  - Young and Innocent
  • The girls try to comfort Carrie, but for Julie all that matters is that "he's your feller and you love him" ("What's the Use of Wond'rin'.  - Carousel (musical)
  • Worried by the threat of the rebellion, Longshanks sends his son's wife Isabella of France to try to negotiate with Wallace.  - Braveheart
  • As Tyrell Corporation Nexus-6 models, they have only a four-year lifespan and may have come to Earth to try to extend their lives.  - Blade Runner
  • She disguises herself in virginal white robes and a veil (much like Philia's) to try to catch Senex being unfaithful.  - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped (its) shells, were destroyed by the war".  - All Quiet on the Western Front
  • People try to escape the town, but some are shot by armed sentries.  - The Plague

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