Sentence examples for seemed trying from inspiring English sources

Marbury was, it seemed, trying unnecessarily to shoulder too much of the burden -- not trusting his teammates quite enough.

Though courtEeous and amiable, he was determined to impress upon us that he was a son of toil (that was the great romance, apart from his marriage, in his life); and he seemed trying to make us uncomfortable by references to the contrast between his childhood and ours.

He seemed tried and tested: a former vice-president, senator and ambassador to Japan, a solidly reliable man.

Or, odd though it may seem, try reading something dull.

Too many campaigns, it seems, try to focus on a single aim.

Morgan, it seems, tried to buy the elaborately carved teakwood shrines for $150,000, but couldn't.

This student in Texas, it seems, tried to grab the reins of his Ph.D. a little too forcefully during his fourth year.

They seem tried and true.

As impossible as it may seem, try to relax.

No matter how awful books seem, try not to stop reading for a long period of time.

But it seemed worth trying.