try for something

Maybe she's been trying for quite a while and just didn't tell you.

Away from home these were trying times for him and the family.

Tried again for a few weeks a short while ago.

I tried for quite a while and couldn't get him.

But I'm going to try for a home run again.

What you need to know once you've decided to start trying for a baby.

And if they were to try for another year, the result would be just the same.

Then she told me to try for the next one.

However the two soon made up and decided to try for a family again.

I asked him to keep trying for a few more minutes.