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The phrase 'was tried' is correct and usable in written English
This phrase is used to indicate that an attempt or effort was made without necessarily indicating success or failure. For example: The new recipe was tried but it did not turn out well.
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was tried
verb
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
Exact(60)
He was tried separately.
Mediation, too, was tried.
"That was tried, remember?
The case was tried.
Rodríguez was tried in absentia.
He was tried and acquitted.
No interception was tried.
Well, that was tried.
Fixing it was tried without any success.
Every method of christianising populations was tried.
Father Brennan was tried alongside Msgr.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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