Endeavouring

Examples

• You are endeavouring to disarm me by reason, and to convince me against my will. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I, at least, was taken up with endeavouring to soothe Fifine; whose cries (for she had good lungs) were appalling to hear. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The reader must keep in mind that we are endeavouring to give him plain statements that he can take hold of comfortably. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I continued walking in this manner for some time, endeavouring, by bodily exercise, to ease the load that weighed upon my mind. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The dog is let loose at night to prevent him from endeavouring to communicate with her. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Then, in endeavouring to do violence to my own disposition, I made all worse than before. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Merely to the illustration of _your_ character, said she, endeavouring to shake off her gravity. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• No, I thank you, she replied, endeavouring to recover herself. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Your time has been properly and delicately spent, if you have been endeavouring for the last four years to bring about this marriage. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Well, you will have opportunities enough of endeavouring to recommend yourself, for we are a great deal together. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Endeavouring to imitate the voice of an old duenna, Argyle begged to know who was at the door. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The poor creature absolutely seemed to forget her own severe sufferings, while endeavouring to think of what would best relieve mine. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You have compromised me by being seen about with me, endeavouring to counteract this Mr Eugene Wrayburn. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He spent all his money in endeavouring to realize this impossible project, and even its failure did not convince him of his error. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• They agree perfectly with that of Mr Dupré de St Maur, and with that which I have been endeavouring to explain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• While this dialogue was proceeding, Cedric was endeavouring to wring out of those who guarded him an avowal of their character and purpose. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I was endeavouring to gather the loose ends of many thoughts and memories which flitted elusively through my tired and overwrought brain. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Vainly endeavouring to moisten those dry lips, with a painful sound she struggles with herself and complies. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Nay, but, good Diccon Bend-the-Bow--said Isaac, endeavouring to interpose. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Mr. Weller shook his head, and his red cheeks expanded with the laughter that was endeavouring to find a vent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• For some weeks I led a miserable life in the woods, endeavouring to cure the wound which I had received. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Professor Wheatstone, who had for some previous years been endeavouring to perfect a practical electric telegraph, took out his first patent in 1837. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• She began moulding the wax; and it was evident from her manner of manipulation that she was endeavouring to give it some preconceived form. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The man who wrote it was presumably well to do, I remarked, endeavouring to imitate my companion's processes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Some of them were good endeavouring people. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I am a private detective, and I am endeavouring to explain his disappearance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I am endeavouring to quiet my mind by occupying myself as usual. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Me and Bart and my granddaughter Judy are endeavouring to make out an inventory of what's worth anything to sell. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He found Holmes leaning languidly against the mantelpiece, resigned and patient, endeavouring to conceal his irrepressible yawns. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He broke down again, endeavouring to bless her! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

Editor: Roxanne