Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
Source: tatoeba (1550)
Tried
/tɹaɪd/
Synonyms for "tried" (80 found)
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11 entriesmake an attempttried and truetried approachtried methodtried proceduretried solutiontried systemtried techniquetry outtry your bestuntried method
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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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