Sentence examples for try for big from inspiring English sources

Quarterback Marc Bulger has been impressed with Leonard's willingness to move the chains, rather than to try for big plays.

He noticed small changes in how Manning plays, noting that Manning tries more deep passes along the sidelines — safer places to try for big plays than in the middle of the field, where some of Manning's interceptions came when he tried to jam a pass into tight coverage.

Don't try for big numbers, initially.

He rattles off a list of names; schools like Earlham in Indiana and Rhodes in Tennessee, which Jennings calls "regional gems," have seen their strong local applicant pool dwindle as more students try for big-name colleges in the Northeast.

Tom would often take dollar bills and walk across the street to Ruben Liquors, to try for bigger winnings.

Participate in school plays and other small acting opportunities, and use the experience to help fuel your career as you try for bigger and bigger roles.

If you never seem to be trying for big laughs, it's not so embarrassing when you don't get them.

In 1932 he decided to try for the big time.

She returns to Tokyo to try for the big leagues, finally returning to Tohoku after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March, 2011 to help revitalize the area.

'Confidence' In a scenario too convoluted and mannered by half, a smirky con man (Edward Burns, left) and his crew try for a big score.

He eventually dropped out of law school to play drums and sing with a local band, before leaving Spokane with his partner, Al Rinker Baileyy's brother), to try for the big time.