~ようとする (try to)

I don't mean to blindly condemn suicide, but I absolutely want parents to stop taking their children with them.

I tried to cheer her up, but she just kept crying.

That's not what I heard. Apparently he's trying to get back with his wife.

She ran for her life trying to escape the killer.

Trying to charge into the primeval forest alone — how brave of you!

What I looked up to in Captain Shota wasn't his 'strength.' It was, I'm sure, his manly courage to stand by his convictions even if it cost him his body.

Let me guess — Taeko got scared and tried to drag Yuri down with her.

My parents absolutely refused to let me date men.

I tried calling to see if my daughter had arrived safely, but I couldn't get through.

I tried to absorb as much of the local culture as possible.

Kunio wouldn't try to improve his vulgar table manners, so we had to put up with them.

When I try to walk, I get a sharp pain right here.

The U.S. government attempted to open Japan to the outside world.

Although he was poor, he refused to accept the money.

Tom drank a bit more than his usual share, trying to make up for the unpleasant time he'd had at the hospital.

His failure in trying to seduce her showed he was mistaken. She was a mother of two.

She tried to protect her child at the cost of her own life.

She was caught trying to steal jewelry.

She tried to shield her son from the real world.

She strolled slowly through the park, trying to show off her new hairstyle.

She was desperately trying to banish her doubts.

She tried to put enthusiasm into her voice.

She tried to hide her mistake from us.

She tried to hide her feelings.

She tried to kill herself.

She tried to break her child's habit of lying.

She tried to take her own life last night.

She tried to touch the golden crane.

She tried to dig into the truth behind the rumor.

She was caught red-handed trying to steal a necklace.