Trying

Examples

• I suppose they have not done trying on yet. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She had not thought of her own situation at all: she was simply engrossed in trying to put a little order in theirs. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Now she was simply ripening into a copy of her mother, and mysteriously, by the very process, trying to turn him into a Mr. Welland. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• She had been trying the new piano all the morning. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He laughed, trying to hold it in because the shaking hurt his arm. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• His Democratic opponents, especially Woodrow Wilson, are, as I write, in the midst of the Presidential campaign of 1912, trying to focus attention on the tariff. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• She knew he was trying to break away from her finally, to be free. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Certainly, I answered-- unless I relieve you of all necessity for trying the experiment in the interval. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Did I not see you trying to tear off another piece? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I prefer trying to report Mr. Franklin's discoveries, as nearly as may be, in Mr. Franklin's own words. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I'd rather you wouldn't, said Meg, taking a naughty satisfaction in trying her lover's patience and her own power. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But try; it is worth trying. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The sun was trying to come through. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I didn't know,' remarked Mr Fledgeby, trying a new part of his chair, 'but that Lammle might be reserved about his affairs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• To you, perhaps, observed Worcester, trying to laugh, from a fear of seeming ridiculous. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I don't understand you, she said, after evidently trying hard, and trying in vain, to discover the meaning of the words I had last said to her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Let me,' says the large man, trying to attract the attention of his wife in the distance, 'have the pleasure of presenting Mrs Podsnap to her host. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The hearty old landlord was trying to look very cheerful and unconcerned, but failing signally in the attempt. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I kept this to remind me of you trying to brush away the Villa Rossa from your teeth in the morning, swearing and eating aspirin and cursing harlots. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Ah, my dear Miss Bart, I am not divine Providence, to guarantee your enjoying the things you are trying to get! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• I wonder whether he has been trying any of his traveller's tales on us? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• One excellent quality of Mr. Pickwick's character was beautifully displayed at this moment, under the most trying circumstances. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I had her out trying her this afternoon. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• It said that Miss Rachel was mortally offended with you, for the part you had taken in trying to recover her jewel. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I am trying to describe Helstone as it really is. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Why need you go trying on other people's hats? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• They are always trying at it; they always have it in their minds and every five or six years, there comes a struggle between masters and men. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I wish I could, and be done with it, said I, trying not to be saucy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Gerald came round as she was trying to capture the flying rabbit under her arm. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• After trying for a week I gave it up and returned to New York with but a few cents in my pocket. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

Typed by Carolyn