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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a nice try" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used when one is praising someone's effort in a situation where they did not succeed. For example, “You did your best in the race, it was a nice try.”
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It was a nice try".
"But that was a nice try".
But it was a nice try.
It doesn't quite work, but it's a nice try.
INSIDE TRACK: A nice try, but no lasagna.
It's a nice try, but it does not really work.
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"I'm just disappointed," Mr. Bush said, with a "nice-try" twinkle and grin.
Juan Williams attempts to mount a case that America is a nation of laws, nice try!
Nice try: Within a year the company had a net gain of 7,600 subscribers but lost 4,500 of its core group of ag customers.
"We scored a few really nice tries, a couple that we've been working on for a few weeks and haven't quite pulled off previously.
Nice try, with a lot of clever modeling, but it just didn't work. 5.
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