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She turned her back to him and he essayed the task.
Still, there was more to be learned here before I essayed it.
How many times already have you essayed to leave me?"
It would have to be totally dark before he essayed the trip to the table.
She wiped it eyes with the back of her hand and essayed a smile.
As he essayed to do so, something pulled suddenly upon his neck and held him down.
Twice he essayed the feat, each time with the same result.
He held the blade up before his face, then essayed a few passes.
Then she essayed to lay him down in his crib.
Both men looked up when the General entered, though neither essayed a smile.
The thing would have to be essayed, he realized.
In 1915 he essayed the filming of several silent movies.
Richard Brome also essayed the form, but with less success.
After a moment he essayed, "Are you all right?"
He essayed explanations, modifications, a better lighting of the thing.
He had essayed to walk along the trunk of a fallen pine.
I had essayed to do some teaching, but one must sort through so much gravel for the gems.
Her first film that year was Shakti, where she essayed the lead female role.
Three times the hand essayed to write but fumbled hopelessly.
But daring more he essayed to gain them all.
He met her green gaze and essayed a smile.
He patted his own pockets, and essayed a helpless smile.
Soon enough, she was essaying leading roles on stage.
As per reports, the leading duo were also seen essaying the role of 17 year old teenagers.
In this heroine-centric film, she essayed two roles for the first time.