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Example sentences for "try the"

  • I am now, therefore, on the point of setting out, to the south of France, to try the use of some mineral waters there, by immersion.

  • Having set out the last day of that month to try the waters of Aix, and been journeying since, till the 10th instant, I have been unable to continue my correspondence with you.

  • But should Congress propose to try the line of negotiation again, I think they will perceive that Lambe is not a proper agent.

  • As by this time, I had been advised to try the waters of Aix, I wrote to the gentleman my design, and that I would go off my road as far as Nismes, under the pretext of seeing the antiquities of that place, if he would meet me there.

  • I determined therefore to try the latter.

  • Having settled this point to the perfect satisfaction of all parties, concerned and unconcerned, we sat down round the fire in the ladies' cabin - just to try the effect.

  • I, 'it would be well if we could shut up a few false prophets of these later times, who have professed to do the same; and I should like to try the experiment on a Mormonist or two to begin with.

  • Try the effect of society; and let it call into exercise those fine talents which all admit are so well calculated to be its ornament and pride.

  • Assuring him that I would like to try the experiment, with him as skipper, I begged to know the history of the case he had spoken of.

  • He concluded to try the efficacy of praying.

  • The curse of my existence, and the realisation of my own mad desire is that by the golden standard which I bear about me, I am doomed to try the metal of all other men, and find it false and hollow.

  • After dressing my hair, she asked my permission to try the stockings on herself, in order to correct any deficiency in the other pairs she intended to knit for me.

  • She asked me if I thought she could venture to ask the Venetian ambassador to do her the favour, but I advised her to try the Duke of Arcos.

  • He vainly asked me to try the soup, the beef, the entrees; I told him that I always punished myself thus when I came in late for a nobleman's dinner.

  • Before making a final appeal to arms, however, Almagro resolved to try the effect of negotiation with the new governor.

  • Thus baffled, Pizarro determined to try the effect of pacific overtures.

  • But, while busily occupied with warlike preparations, he did not omit to try the effect of negotiation.

  • It may not be amiss," thought Father Benwell, "if I try the housekeeper.

  • Try the oysters," I said, "at the restaurant on the pier.

  • I want to try the effect of perfect quiet.

  • After their execution, all who thought proper, as many did, came to try the temper of their weapons upon the dead bodies, which they soon hewed in small pieces, which were left to be devoured by the ravens.

  • I therefore determined to try the prince, and to seem entirely dependent upon him.

  • An opportunity soon offered itself to try the powers of the famous powder.

  • It was at this period of my life that my father determined to try the effect of travel and residence in different localities upon my bodily and mental condition.

  • Another lady, who was a friend of hers, and a strong believer in Perkinism, was very anxious to try the effects of tractoration upon this unfortunate blemish.

  • If some young hand does not open the turnpike gate of the first, she is pretty sure to try the other, which has no toll-bar.

  • I try the ground to find out whether it is firm or not before I rest my weight on it; but after it has borne my weight, that question at least is answered.

  • I shall be delighted to hear it," said the civil lieutenant; "be so good as to try the experiment.

  • Immediately the partisans of Savonarala, seeing this arrival of reinforcements for their antagonist, came forward in a crowd to try the ordeal.

  • He had just received telegraphic despatches ordering him to try the King of Naples by court-martial as a public enemy.

  • To prove or try the weight of by raising.

  • To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.

  • The small stores came on board for the cabin, and Dan McCoy persuaded me to try the flavour of a bottle of cherry-bounce.

  • Hope, and finally decided to try the experiment.

  • I have had a good winter, but the doctor wishes me to try the experiment of the water cure again which benefited me so much the summer of your accident.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another world; average attendance; beurre noir; certain village; common language; considerable distance; early development; fine flour; former existence; great works; handsome house; human races; leaning against; little help; military matters; more closely; must also; spent much; though what; try and; try the; trying hard; well represented; wild species