Sentence examples for past tries from inspiring English sources

In a fictional northern Vermont town, a Roman Catholic priest with a colorful past tries to keep the peace among the eccentric residents.

The single best illustration of Mr. McInerney's finesse comes with "Summary Judgment," the witty and impeccably structured tale of a social-climbing scheme that goes awry as an ersatz contessa with a checkered past tries to marry a rich rube.

With a carefully chosen old master, manuscript illustration or engraving on its cover to point us in the right direction, the recording tries to persuade us that it is a transparent window into the past -- tries to persuade us we are hearing, to take a recent example, Vespers being sung in 17th-century Rome.

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Just as much as foreign invasion, these past tries were brought down by a corrosive and ineffective internal politics.

Deadline is past, try again next year!

Exchanges have in the past tried to cooperate with each other in similar circumstances.

I listened, wondering about her past, trying to imagine her as an exploited newcomer.

Engineers seeking improved metal cutting solutions have in the past tried iron-cobalt-nickel (Fe(Co Ni) based binder alloys, but with mixed success.

Sunderland is like Everton, a giant of the past trying to achieve through tenacity what others buy.

Aunty Linda is razing her past, trying to assuage her guilt over the accident that killed Waruu's father.