Sentence examples for the act of trying from inspiring English sources

[Mr. Newman pantomimes the act of trying to close an overstuffed bag.] My God, that's wonderful.

The problem is not really with accomplishments themselves, but the act of trying to rack them up.

Filmmaking is the act of "trying to put your dreams on a flat screen outside of your brain," he added.

Even the act of trying to make the same style of wine from year to year is a difficult task as harvest brings different fruit each year.

Just the act of trying to quantify happiness could threaten it, said Frank Bracho, a Venezuelan economist and former ambassador to India.

The difference is that, in keeping with the countercultural era, you somehow knew those films were engaged in the act of Trying to Make a Point.

Even if you like your movies sick and black, as many people do, it's hard to miss the irony: in the very act of trying to intensify his Southern tale, Friedkin dilutes the impact.

Even if you don't speak the local language well, the simple act of trying is viewed with great respect by many cultures, particularly in Asian countries.

DALLAS — For many players in baseball, the maddening act of trying to hit the knuckleballs thrown by R. A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield is like having teeth pulled.

Page 1 PITCHES AND ROOT CANALS For many players in baseball, the maddening act of trying to hit the knuckleballs thrown by R. A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield is akin to having teeth pulled.

There are dysfunctional metaphors too: 'The juggling act of trying to keep the phantom ship of this film afloat is increasingly smoke and mirrors.' But his subject - the brave struggle to get a project off the ground against seemingly insuperable odds - keeps us engaged.