A man with one idee alwus put me in mind ov an old goose a tryinto hatch out a paving stun.
Two citizens with bottles tryin to keep in perceshun.
Close behind her is the long, low, rakish skooner Dimocrisy, with all sale set, a tryin her best to overtake her and board her.
On the bank stood more than two millions uv little devils, who flung onto the shoulders uv them tryin to cross their failins, and weaknesses, and iniquities.
This one has been tryin to get us to go on what he calls a coon hunt ever since we been up here.
Youd have thought we was tryin to blow up the old tug, instead of keepin it clean for him.
We spent most of our time tryin to find somethin to burn up in the Sibly stoves.
Of course its harder to borrow pipe tobacco and cigars but Im tryin to show the fellos how bad cigarets is.
Theres no windos for fresh air feends to be monkeyin with all the time, an of course there aint no light to shine in your face when your tryin to sleep.
The next thing I remember the Captin was sayin "Smith, what are you tryin to do with that caisson, smash it?
They think there nose bags an pretty near break there necks tryin to get at them.
I was tryin to think out some way of not doin ether when the queerest noise you ever heard started on the other side of the bush.
Angus said hed been crawlin around the woods tryin to find somebody till he saw me duck behind a bush.
They just sail along like a limosine with a lot of little dogs tryin to bite off the tires.
You were cryin quiet like an your mother was tryin to keep the tears from spottin the red Moroko himnal.
I aint never goin to get like that fello down in Henrys barber shop that just sits around all daytryin to get somebody to lissen to the Battle of Gethisburg.
Now we got to pull out of here tonite an go somewhere else like a fello tryin to sleep on a park bench.
Hed been layin there ever since tryin to decide wether to shoot me an take a chance on missin or lay there till I died a natshural death.
Hes always tryin to stick a little extra duty like that into a mans private time.
Then I woke up an the Top was standin outside blowin on his whissel like he was tryin to blow the pea out of it an sayin "Fall in.
He is afeerd to speak his rale sentiments, an so goes around tryin to deceive the people, jest as the false prophets in the Saviour's time.
You see, Seward is tryin to make the people swallow the 'irrepressible conflict,' which is fixed about as follows: Higher Law 2 oz.
Ses I, "You've bin tryin to git there agin the Constitushin, an you can't do it that way.
They are only tryin to run it the rong way--that's what makes all the trubbil.
I believe I've got that speech down purty nigh as the feller delivered it, for he spoke very slow an stately, as if he was tryin to make an impreshin.
In tryin to do that, they'll split everything all to smash, an by the time they get thru, it will look as ef lightnin had struck this country from Maine to Texas, in spots not more than six inches apart.
Blair and Stantin's chief clark were tryin to help him, but it was like the blind ledin the blind, an sech another muss in the water you never did see.
Depend upon it, tryin to split peperage logs ain't nothin to it.
Finally, one of the passengers came in an told him that the captain warn't tryin to save the boat as he ought, and that she would be lost in ten minutes.
You have failed jest because, in the very natur of things, what you are tryin to do can't be done in that way.
It was tryin to make a hoss an ox, and an ox a hoss, neither of which things can be did.
Tha's been tryin all tha knows this mornin to mak me loise mi temper, but tha'rt suckt, for it'll tak a better man nor thee!
Wol aw wor takken up wi watchin'em Billy wor tryin to mak aght what wor gooin on o' th' other side.
So in er year er two niggers went tuh tryin tuh duh somethin fuh demselves, an beentryin tuh help dey selfs evah since.
At it they went, hand over first, a bargainin and a tryin on red and yaller and pink and blue bonnets.
I know one thing, I used to live better, but President Roosevelt, seem like he tryin to do de right thing.
When my mother was dere helpin dem, dey used to been a week to a time tryin up lard en makin blood puddin en sausage en joinin up ears en things like dat.
There mith be guid in tryin to du't though--especially gien ye war lickit at it!
She bed the toddy-kettle in her ban', and she splasht it in her ain face tryin to fling't at me.
A kodfish aristokrat alwus puts me in mind ov a drunken man a tryin tu walk a krack.
We'd just got through the rough water and were lyin nice and quiet, gettin things together again when that ijit Frenchman got tite and got tryin some fool trick or other walking a timber stick and got upsot into the wet.
I don't know how to go about it, but the fact is, Mack Cameron got drownded yesterday tryin to pull a little fool of a Frenchman out of the river just below the Lachine.
Now here's the letter I've jest writ, if you feel able fur to read it, Honey, you will see that I am tryin fur to git somebody here fur to take care of you suitable.
Hepsabah wor lukkin aght o'th winder an saw what they wor tryin to do, soa shoo coom aght wi th' long brush to help em, an little Jerrymier coom to help too.
Aw'll put off reformin an tryin to act like aw used to do; for aw get noa encouragement.
It's noa use a woman tryin to be a gooid wife at this day, for they get noa better thowt on.
Its noa use tryin to suit a woman for it cannot be done.
Will you swear 2 always love a nigger as a man & a brother, until death do you part, & aid & comfort all them who are tryin 2 git away from slavery?
He's a slave you're tryin 2 steal from his master.
Peoples used to help one another out more en didn' somebody be tryin to pull you down all de time.
He knowed dat dey wuz tryin to sho de spot what dat money wuz.
Lizzie--Let me see now, Miss Davis, I tryin to get some of dem old time songs together to turn for you what you been axin me bout de other time you come here.
Yes'um, I tryin to drill dem, Miss Davis, but it does take time en a little whip, too.
The silk stockins be a tryin tew fetch back the ole times, an the people be a raisin Cain, an wat's a gonter come on't Goramity on'y knows.
Shoo's fat an fair an forty, An her smile's as sweet as spice, An her voice is low an tender When shoo's tryin to act nice.
An we owe noa man a penny 'at we're net prepared to pay, An we're tryin hard to save a bit agean a rainy day.
Well, I stops and listens, and who should be near the ash saplin, but Jim Munroe, a tryin to persuade Sall to run off with him to Rhode Island to be married.
Well, the poor critter gave one long loud deep groan, and then folded his arms over his breast, so tight that he seemed tryin to keep in his heart from bustin.
By tryin to conceal it, ye may ruin us baith; by tellin me, we may hae a chance o' bein saved.
Mr. Jim Brown, he give me a house dere on his plantation to live in just to do de house work to de big house, but seems like de other colored people on de plantation would be tryin to down me most all de time cause I was workin ahead of dem.
Ain' hear none of de details only as dey tell me dey catch de man dat got away next Dillon tryin to get back home.
Hang dem up by harness en broke neck for wrongdoing like killin somebody or tryin to kill.
Annie Ruth Davis "I ain' tryin to remember nothin 'bout my mammy when she was a girl.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tryin" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
