Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
Source: tatoeba (1550)
Tried
//tɹaɪd//
Synonyms for "tried" (67 found)
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6 entriesderived from
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4 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- elprovita adj (tested, proven to be firm or reliable)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.
Source: tatoeba (1993)
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.
Source: tatoeba (2406)
I tried to reach you on the phone, but I was unable to get through.
Source: tatoeba (16440)
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