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Discover LudwigThe phrase "tried to emulate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are trying to describe a person who is attempting to imitate and match the success of someone else. For example: "She tried to emulate the wealth and influence of her mentor, but never quite achieved the same level of success."
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I tried to emulate.
I tried to emulate his swing.
"I looked up to him, tried to emulate him.
"In the 1970s we tried to emulate Ajax," says Bartomeu.
At first, he said, he tried to emulate his heroes.
The Obama administration has tried to emulate both impulses.
That's who I tried to emulate growing up".
He had tried to emulate everything his father had done".
When asked if he tried to emulate Ballesteros's full swing, Mickelson smiled.
"So we tried to emulate that without actually painting it on".
Pinochet also tried to emulate Franco's attempts to control what would come after him.
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