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The phrase "ages trying to explain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to convey a sense of a long duration spent attempting to clarify or make something understandable.
Example: "I've spent ages trying to explain the concept, but it still seems unclear to them."
Alternatives: "years attempting to clarify" or "a long time trying to articulate".
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I spent ages trying to explain it to my parents.
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I was trying to explain the golden age of joystick-waggling to a younger person the other day without sounding like a creepy old man.
I was trying to explain something that I shouldn't have tried to explain.
There's no point trying to explain.
And always someone trying to explain it.
I thought about trying to explain.
PG: "I am trying to explain.
In trying to explain everything they explain nothing.
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