Trying has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. | |
| 2. | In court facing charges of obscenity, the American actress Mae West was asked by the judge if she was trying to show disrespect to the court, whereupon she answered, "No, your honor, I'm trying not to show it". | |
| 3. | Ah! you're trying to escape, vile creature! you're trying to escape like a thief, in the middle of the night, eh? | |
| 4. | "Hey, are you trying to trick me?" "No, I'm trying to go for a walk. I don't even know who you are." | |
| 5. | Layla isn't trying to be sexy. She's just trying to be cute. | |
| 6. | Kleiman said he was staying at a friend’s house outside Milan, “trying to read some of the initial class notes that have been posted for my classes for the first week, trying to advance my thesis, and watching movies/playing video games.” | |
| 7. | Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake. | |
| 8. | I'm still trying to figure out what Tom was trying to tell me. | |
| 9. | Tom wasn't trying to impress you. He was trying to impress Mary. | |
| 10. | Trying to read a text in Toki Pona is like trying to tell what an inkblot looks like on a Rorschach test. |