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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a trying start" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a difficult or challenging beginning to a situation or experience.
Example: "Despite a trying start to the project, the team managed to overcome the initial obstacles and achieve success."
Alternatives: "a challenging beginning" or "a difficult onset".
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Although Burnley have defied the odds to sit in seventh, they have endured a trying start to 2018.
The team boss endured a trying start to the role, sustaining criticism in the early stages of the season as his side were knocked out of the Champions League by Maribor and dropped domestic points to Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee, Motherwell and Hamilton Accies.
The Black Cats are fifth from bottom following their injury-time defeat by fellow strugglers Wigan last Saturday, and it was enough for manager Steve Bruce to be sacked after what owner Ellis Short called a "trying start to the season".
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I encourage you to give it a try, starting today.
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But they're giving something different a try, starting with their hitting coach.
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