Sentence examples for had spent trying from inspiring English sources

Norquist asked Soros how much he had spent trying to defeat President Bush.

She has said she loves them dearly and wanted badly for them to leave here with a reward for the time they had spent trying to build a power here.

They have used Speed Shrinking to save them the time and money they would otherwise have spent trying on several therapists for size.

The Lexus GS 450h, redesigned for the 2013 model year, demonstrates how far Toyota has come in the two decades it has spent trying to electrify the automobile.

AS for Ms. Esposito, she said she found the bogus loan forgiveness letter from Chase especially upsetting because of the years she has spent trying to have the bank modify her first mortgage.

Those were easy, Ms. Van Etten said, compared with the years she has spent trying to persuade local government officials here to preserve a little historic bridge on her street.

His gnarled hands and sun-and-salt rusted complexion attest to the lifetime that Psarras, 58, has spent trying to pull a living out of the sea.

I would laugh and cry at the time I have spent trying to be better.

The money Republicans haven't spent hammering Garcia they've spent trying to rebuild Ducey's numbers.

Much of the time I've spent trying to figure out what I should be like, and sound like.

So I'm going to start writing down every day how much we've spent, try and get a better grip on how much we're spending, and then see if we're improving.