try to prevent

Frequency: 8.520.2 per million words

A common way to say you are making an effort to stop something.

preventVERB + prevent

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try to

Examples (10)

  • We must try to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
  • The government is working hard to try to prevent a recession.
  • She always tries to prevent misunderstandings between her friends.
  • They tried to prevent the building's collapse, but it was too late.
  • New policies will try to prevent future security breaches.
  • As a parent, you constantly try to prevent your children from making mistakes.
  • He had been trying to prevent the inevitable for months.
  • The company will try to prevent any further damage to its reputation.
  • The doctors did everything they could to try to prevent the infection from spreading.
  • It's crucial for us to try to prevent environmental degradation.