try unsuccessfully

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

to make an attempt to do something but fail

unsuccessfullyVERB + unsuccessfully

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try

Examples (10)

  • He tried unsuccessfully to open the locked door.
  • They have tried unsuccessfully to reach an agreement for months.
  • I tried unsuccessfully to hide my disappointment when I heard the news.
  • She is trying unsuccessfully to start the old lawnmower in the garden.
  • The research team tried unsuccessfully to replicate the initial results.
  • Many local activists tried unsuccessfully to stop the construction of the mall.
  • The startup tried unsuccessfully to secure more funding from investors.
  • We tried unsuccessfully to find a taxi during the heavy rainstorm.
  • He tried unsuccessfully to explain his long absence to the manager.
  • The firefighters tried unsuccessfully to contain the blaze before it spread.