Words similar to trying

Example sentences for: trying

How can you use “trying” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

You know the genre: I'm in a Chinese airport, with too much luggage, trying to catch a plane home and/or use a pay phone with improper currency.
Don’t worry about trying to take in these views while driving, for there are many stopping places along the way where you can take photographs or simply enjoy the panorama.
Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was skittish, cautioning about the implications of trying to kill an individual.
No point trying to fight history, Bob!
It's Weld who's trying to scare Republicans into supporting him, by threatening to turn his fight with Helms into an ideological civil war.