Sentence examples for authorities tried from inspiring English sources

Authorities tried to evict the settlers.

The authorities tried to track Guzmán by monitoring telephone lines.

The authorities tried to order the women home.

The authorities tried to ban such revelry, but failed.

Local and federal authorities tried to ban it.

The Russian authorities tried to censor his films.

The Soviet authorities tried more than once to bulldoze the site, only to see it reappear.

For weeks, the Pennsylvania authorities tried to figure out whose remains were lying by the roadside.

The clash erupted when the authorities tried to halt the demonstration, the police said.

According to her account, the authorities tried to end the meeting, but she interjected.

Authorities tried to fly him out — but, at 6-foot-10, he was too tall.