Sentence examples for left tried from inspiring English sources

The wild Labour left tried it in 1979.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh, left, tried to defuse calls for his ouster, denying claims by opponents that he planned to install his son as his successor and raising salaries for the army.

Photo: The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, left, tried to manipulate the handle of a $100 hand-cranked laptop in Tunis yesterday, as Nicholas Negroponte, of the M.I.T. Media Lab, summoned his own powers.

A1 Sharp Debate in Peru Campaign Former president Alan García, above left, tried to link his opponent, Alejandro Toledo, above right, to the use of cocaine in a televised debate.

Photo: American defender Steve Cherundolo, left, tried to slip past Jacek Krzynowek of Poland during the United States' 1-0 vintory in a friendly match yesterday in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

April Brown pulled L.S.U. to 62-60 with 1 21 to go, but with 27 seconds left tried to force a pass under the basket and lost the ball, forcing the Lady Tigers to foul.

If you're stretching to the left, try looking over your left shoulder for an added bonus.

The authorities are left trying to soothe nerves.

The boys were left trying to start a campfire.

The children are left trying to put together the pieces.

"We left tries out on the park again tonight," he said.