The phrase "ago while trying to" is not correct in written English as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It can be used in a sentence that describes an action that occurred in the past while attempting to do something.
Example: "I lost my keys a week ago while trying to find my phone."
Alternatives: "previously while attempting to" or "earlier while trying to".
The man suspected of being the ring leader was arrested several days ago while trying to take a taxi to Dujail.
A few weeks ago, while trying to define happiness, she said: "The only way to be happy is to be of service to another.
Watson said the cracked heel he sustained a few weeks ago while trying to jump a fence did not bother him.
Simon Mann, a British mercenary and aristocrat, a former officer of the Special Air Services, was nabbed at Harare airport a few years ago while trying to buy a plane-load of grenades and automatic rifles.
Long ago, while trying to write with F. Scott Fitzgerald a romantic movie based on the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival, this reviewer was asked how he would define his hometown.
The committee had the idea for a ball a few months ago while trying to think of new ways to raise money for the society, which was created in 1986.
You can be a pro — leap, and spin, and skate backwards — or like me (that's me in the lower right) years ago, throwing my back out while trying to hold up my kid as she falls".
Just days ago, I had a friend murdered while trying to save women from human trafficking.
Some years ago, Mr. Abdelsamia added, he almost died while trying to repair a short circuit when a co-worker failed to shut off the power first.
His 80-year-old uncle Hamki was not so lucky, and died of a heart attack while trying to cross three days ago.
A few years ago, a friend explained how depressed he had become while trying to find a stimulating partner through online dating sites.
