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Example sentences for "though trying"

  • He blinked for some moments, as though trying to figure out what had happened to him, then remembrance came.

  • The superintendent looked at him piercingly for a long moment, as though trying to decide whether this was genuine or subtle sarcasm.

  • He twisted and squirmed as though trying to escape, although he had quickly realized he was now being held in a loose though apparently-valid grip he could have broken easily had he so desired.

  • Berbel took it, and felt it, as though trying to guess what it contained.

  • Rex watched him in silence, as though trying to guess his thoughts.

  • He did not answer this time, but buried his face in his hands once more, as though trying to shut out the sight of her from his aching eyes.

  • She covered her face in silence a moment, as though trying to see her way more clearly through the mazes of disaster; and he waited.

  • Then in the mornings she would lie suspicious and silent, watching Catherine's face with the long gaze of exhaustion, as though trying to find out from it whether her secret had escaped her.

  • And wrenching herself free, she drew her hand over her eyes as though trying to drive away the mist from them.

  • Dumnoff's small eyes fixed themselves on the shadowy outlines of his companion's face, as though trying to solve a problem far too complicated for his dull intellect.

  • She looked for a last time into his face, as though trying to impress upon her mind the memories of that fateful evening, and then she withdrew into the house, shutting the street door behind her.

  • Maximov, pulling out his queen, and, as though trying to conceal it from every one, he moved right up and crossed himself hurriedly under the table.

  • She remained sitting on the trunk as she had been when he ran into the room, trembling all over, holding her hands out before her as though trying to defend herself.

  • His lips were moving as though trying to articulate something; no sound came, but still his lips moved.

  • She seemed to press against the hard stone of the wall, as though trying to melt into it.

  • Gaynor put his arms about Cecil, as though trying to lift him.

  • Again came the red flash and the sound of a blow, and fluttering its wings as though trying to keep up in the air, the bird halted, stopped still an instant, and fell with a heavy splash on the slushy ground.

  • Anna shook her head as though trying to drive away some unpleasant idea.

  • She spoke scornfully, as though trying to drive a wound with every word.

  • She looked at him intently as though trying to understand him.

  • He passed his hand over his forehead as he spoke, as though trying to collect himself.

  • He immediately began to claw the earth with his hands and with his knees, as though trying to run on all fours like a rabbit who has been mortally wounded, and sees the hunter approaching.

  • The fingers were twitching as though moved by some thought, as though trying to point out a meaning or idea, as though obeying the dictates of a will.

  • And he still gazed at the paper as though trying to fathom the whole hearing of what he saw.

  • And he covered his face with his hands as though trying to shut out the deadly knowledge.

  • She was unconscious that she was standing scrutinising the faces of the group near her as though trying to gather from them what their words might mean.

  • The sound of her voice seemed to strike him; for some moments he looked at her intently, as though trying to penetrate to her very soul.

  • He was pale and sat looking down and continually moving his eyebrows as though trying to control acute pain.

  • He looked at me absent-mindedly, as though trying to remember what we were talking about.

  • Smith looked at my companion for a moment in silence, as though trying to satisfy himself whether Fred was in earnest, or only talking because danger was remote.

  • Now I can smell smoke, but see none," the aged convict said, inhaling his breath as though trying to distinguish from what direction it came.

  • He glanced from face to face as though trying to read the meaning of the surprise, and then he turned his looks upon his daughter.

  • Mrs. Gaddesden looked round her in the warm dusk, as though trying to forecast how Martindale and its inmates would look to the new-comer.

  • She clasped her hands tightly on her knee, as though trying by the physical action to restrain the feeling within.

  • He smiled at her faintly, as though trying to console her.

  • He looked all around, as though trying to see if there might be any signs of sympathy in the faces of the others, as though seeking in his despair for some faint ray of hope.

  • But tell me," said she, looking up as though trying to see his face in the gloom, "who was it?

  • Some were lolling on the grass, smoking; others were lying down as though trying to sleep; others were squatting on their haunches in groups, talking and gesticulating; others were wandering away in different directions.

  • He passed his hand over his forehead, as though trying to brush away, far away, his momentary weakness.

  • He could also see her white neck writhing from time to time, as though trying to throw off the twining veil of sorrow.

  • They watched Fulk’s face as though trying to forecast the issue of the morrow.

  • She stared into the darkness as though trying to see Merlin’s face.

  • When she had ended he looked long at her as though trying to fathom her soul.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    full liberty; large cities; men and women alike; natural classification; servo arbitrio; though even; though indeed; though probably; though quite; though struck; though their; though there; though they had been; though thou; though well; thought about; thought also; thought best; thought better; thought mebbe; thought necessary; thought nothing; thought perhaps; thought very; thought you; thoughtful voice