try to cross
Frequency: 8.216.0 per million words
to attempt to get to the other side
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Examples (10)
- They were arrested when they tried to cross the border illegally.
- The little chick tried to cross the yard to get back to its mother.
- We will try to cross the river tomorrow morning when the water level is lower.
- He was warned not to try to cross the railway tracks alone.
- She tried to cross the crowded room to speak to her friend.
- Despite the storm, the sailors would try to cross the channel at dawn.
- The explorers tried to cross the vast desert with limited water supplies.
- Why would anyone try to cross that rickety old bridge in this weather?
- Every day, thousands of commuters try to cross the city during rush hour.
- He has tried to cross the finish line in first place for three consecutive years.