Sentence examples for grasp trying from inspiring English sources

Instead, I spent that time alone in my room sitting on my bed, a single lamp on, trying to grasp, trying to understand.

They capture a throng of delinquent rabbits, and Wallace — whose aspirations tend to exceed his grasp — tries to brainwash them, with a view to erasing their herbivorous desires.

Later, on the podium, he tried to explain what he could not yet fully grasp, tried to put into words this magical season and the unfortunate way in which it ended.

Sam began to gloat to the fans around him and Mr. Dresser, aware of the swirl of ghosts that bring bad fortune to his team every time victory appears within grasp, tried to quiet the boy -- to no avail.

The result was a little bit of confusion on the part of the audience, with listeners grasping programs – trying to figure out which piece was being performed.

"But it's something that we're willing to grasp and try and get these young boys playing a bit of rugby with a bit of freedom".

And I also feel like if you're someone who really tries to grasp or really tries to force something, it never happens.

Panic ensues when it slips from my grasp after trying to lock it with upstretched fingers.

Like with any other weird cause of death, people will grasp at straws trying to explain away the mystery.

Don't fixate on the precise mathematics of the topic — at this stage, focus on grasping the general concepts and trying to grasp what is being discussed.

Still, politicians grasped at straws, trying to justify the death penalty.