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'TRYING' in a movie sentence | examples for 'TRYING' from movies

Phoebe: I'm trying, but man that guy can push my buttons!

"Friends", season 5, episode 22

[Scene: Central Perk, Ross, Phoebe, Rachel, and Monica are there. Ross is trying to figure out why Phoebe's mad at him.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 22

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Rachel is trying to apply her eye drops while Monica looks on.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 22

Monica: On three, 1…2…3! (Rachel turns her head on three to avoid the drops.) Now my pillow's all wet! (She was trying to fool Rachel and squeezed the eyedropper.)

"Friends", season 5, episode 22

Rachel: Oh! (She's trying to recover while still on the floor.)

"Friends", season 5, episode 22

[Scene: Ross and Rachel's apartment. Emma is sitting in her chair on the apothecary table and Rachel is trying to make her laugh.]

"Friends", season 9, episode 7

Ross: Trying to date this woman.

"Friends", season 8, episode 8

Chandler: Yeah, well, good luck trying to top the last one.

"Friends", season 4, episode 22

Chandler: Let me get this straight. I called yesterday trying to cancel my reservation and I was told it was not refundable, then we drove six hours all the way up here and now you tell me that we don't have a reservation?

"Friends", season 9, episode 19

Ross: Well look, I'm just trying to focus on the "I get to see my wife," part, all right? And not the part that makes me do this. (He takes a big swig of Pepto Bismol.)

"Friends", season 5, episode 5

Mike: All right, stop! You know, all Phoebe has done tonight is trying to get you to like her. And maybe that hasn't been clear all the time, but she did her best. And yeah... She's a little different than you are...

"Friends", season 9, episode 7

[Scene: a NYU lecture hall, Ross is trying to phase out his accent.]

"Friends", season 6, episode 4

Chandler: I am trying!

"Friends", season 8, episode 15

Rachel: Ross, I am trying to help her become a better person. This is a huge breakthrough for her! She just offered to do something for another human being!!

"Friends", season 10, episode 5

Chandler: You have every reason to be upset. We did lie. But only because we've been waiting and trying to have a baby for so long. Now we don't know how long it's gonna be before we can get another chance again.

"Friends", season 10, episode 9

Monica: David, can you help me?! I'm trying to explain to Chandler how a plane stays in the air.

"Friends", season 9, episode 23

Chandler: (trying not to laugh) I see.

"Friends", season 8, episode 21

Chandler: Any chance you are trying to pick a fight to make all this easier?

"Friends", season 9, episode 3

Marsha: He's out banging other women over the head with a club, while she sits at home trying to get the mastodon smell out of the carpet!

"Friends", season 1, episode 2

Rachel: I don't know, I'm not trying to do anything, it's just, we have such a good time when we're together, you know... I mean, aren't you just a... little curious... (insinuating) what that would be like?...

"Friends", season 9, episode 23

[Cut to Monica and Chandler's, is the one where Rachel screwed up the desert and Ross and Joey are trying to enjoy it.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 24

Chandler: (trying on the jacket) Okay. Holy double-vented comfort Batman! (Finds something in the pocket) What’s this?

"Friends", season 7, episode 20

Monica: Well, we could start trying. Now.

"Friends", season 8, episode 23

Ross: (trying to make his disgust into lust) Ah, Cheryl!

"Friends", season 4, episode 6

ROSS: Alright, that's it. I've had enough of this, alright. Gunther, these guys are trying to take our seat.

"Friends", season 2, episode 21

[Scene: The airport, the Yemen Express counter, Chandler is still trying to get rid of Janice.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 15

MONICA: OK, wait, wait, wait, wait. You know what? Ross, let's - let's switch places. You get in the middle. No un-, ya know, unless this looks like we're trying to cover something up.

"Friends", season 2, episode 16

Monica: Yeah, we’re trying to get pregnant.

"Friends", season 9, episode 1

[Scene: A Portrait Studio, Chandler and Monica are trying to take their engagement picture. Monica has a beautiful smile, while Chandler isn’t.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 5

Monica: So do you think that these pictures—Are, are they trying to tell a story?

"Friends", season 6, episode 12

Joey: (trying not to laugh) That means a lot to me man. (Exits.)

"Friends", season 8, episode 4

JOEY: No, not that one. We're trying to figure out who to bring to the Knicks game tonight, we have an extra ticket.

"Friends", season 2, episode 20

Amy: um... listen, I couldn't help but overhear... 'cause I was trying to... Listen, let me do this alright? I really wanna help you guys out, and plus Rachel's been so wonderful to me... (looks at hem pleadingly)

"Friends", season 10, episode 5

Ross: Oh, nothin’ much. Just trying to figure out what I’m gonna do for dinner.

"Friends", season 7, episode 4

<Monica holds a turkey leg up in the air over the plate trying to cut meat off with a knife>

"Friends", season 9, episode 8

Joey: Maybe that's okay. You know? Maybe, maybe it is better this way? I mean, now, now you can move on. I mean, you've been trying to for so long, maybe now that you're on different continents.. (Looks at Phoebe) Right?

"Friends", season 10, episode 17

Chandler: Are you trying to get everybody divorced?

"Friends", season 9, episode 13

Monica: Chandler, please don’t think I was trying to pressure you. Phoebe and Rachel…

"Friends", season 6, episode 22

Joey's Doctor: Are you ready? It's time to try peeing. (Joey makes a face like he is trying to pee.) Wait-wait-wait-wait-wait! It's almost time to try peeing. (Points at the bottle Joey is to pee into.)

"Friends", season 5, episode 3

Joey: Oh! I see what happened. It's because I was trying to repel you. Right? Believe me, you'd feel a lot different if I turned it on.

"Friends", season 8, episode 19

Mike: No! It's my fault. I keep trying to propose in these stupid ways and all I wanna do is tell you that I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

"Friends", season 10, episode 5

[Cut to Monica and Chandler's, Sick Monica is trying to entice Chandler to have sex with her.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 24

Richard: Well I know I was an idiot! And I tried to forget you, I really did! Y’know after we had lunch last year I spent six months in Africa trying to get you out of my head!

"Friends", season 6, episode 24

[Scene: The Dry Cleaners, Joey is trying to get his picture up again.]

"Friends", season 6, episode 22

Joey: Hey! Who was up from 2 o’clock this morning until 5 o’clock this morning trying to get her back to sleep?

"Friends", season 3, episode 21

[Scene: Chandler and Eddie's apartment. Chandler is at the foosball table trying to get Phoebe to play a game with him.]

"Friends", season 2, episode 18

[Scene: Monica and Chandler's, Monica is trying to erase Chandler’s dirty words while he looks on.]

"Friends", season 8, episode 12

Matt: Yeah, she’s trying to waft the smell across the hall to get us to come hang out in her new place, and we’re sitting there eating pizza and I think it was you (Points to Lisa) that said…

"Friends", season 7, episode 24

Ross: ‘Cause I know what you’re trying to pull here. Okay? It’s not gonna work.

"Friends", season 7, episode 18

Ross: (trying to stop her) Hey, hey!!

"Friends", season 9, episode 18

(Dr. Geller, the man with the Ph.D. in Paleontology, is trying to find a place to hide, but this supposedly intelligent man in the hands of clich�d scriptwriters runs around with his pants down around his ankles like one of the Three Stooges.)

"Friends", season 6, episode 22

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's apartment, Joey is there, trying to convince Monica to pose as his girlfriend. His plan is to hook Monica up with Angela's boyfriend Bob and then take Angela back for himself.]

"Friends", season 1, episode 5

Charlie: Oh! trying on clothes.

"Friends", season 9, episode 22

Rachel: Yeah. I just, I kept trying to make you a better person, but you're... you're already a pretty perfect version of what you are.

"Friends", season 10, episode 5

Chandler: Uhm, thank you, but we're really trying not to get our hopes up.

"Friends", season 10, episode 9

Joey: (muffled by the mouth guard) Dude! I am trying to sleep! (Shrugs to say, "What’s up with that?")

"Friends", season 4, episode 20

(Joey starts trying to undo her bra, but it won’t go.The elastic band snaps back, hurting Rachel.)

"Friends", season 10, episode 3

Chandler: Are you trying to do a British accent?

"Friends", season 10, episode 3

[Scene: Monica and Chandler's, Chandler has a box of keys and is trying them on the secret closet when someone enters.]

"Friends", season 8, episode 14

Phoebe: Well it’s just like you’re trying too hard. Always making jokes, y’know, you just—You come off a little needy.

"Friends", season 8, episode 21

[Scene: Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe's, the cookie trying period has pasted. Monica, Phoebe, and Ross are reflecting on the day’s events.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 3

Monica: Yes, we are. (Chandler is frantically trying to get Monica to correct her.)

"Friends", season 6, episode 2

Monica: Well, an-anyway, I just—that night meant a lot to me, I guess I’m just trying to say thanks.

"Friends", season 5, episode 1

CHANDLER: No, see, I'm trying this new screening thing. You know, I figure if I'm always answering the phone, people'll think I don't have a life. My god, Rodrigo never gets pinned.

"Friends", season 2, episode 5

Monica: So we’re gonna try? I mean, are we trying?

"Friends", season 8, episode 23

[Scene: The Cooking Class, Joey is trying to cook as the teacher walks over to him.]

"Friends", season 8, episode 21

[Scene: Joey's apartment. Phoebe is trying to teach Joey French.]

"Friends", season 10, episode 13

Rachel: (clearly not listening and still trying to find out where Joey went) Uh-huh... right... yeah...

"Friends", season 10, episode 1

Chandler: I’m just trying to find the right moment, you know?

"Friends", season 1, episode 16

Rachel: Joey, I’m really sorry that I lied to you. I was just trying to make things…

"Friends", season 8, episode 17

[Scene: Central Perk, Ross is trying to prevent Gunther from spilling the beans.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 21

Ross: (trying to act manly in front of Janine) No I don’t want to play video games, Joey!

"Friends", season 6, episode 9

Monica: What? Wait! Why? (He turns and heads for the door and she chases after him.) Chandler! Chandler! Wait! I’m sorry, I was just playing for one second! I was trying to find you to tell you that, look if you don't want me to see Richard again, I won't! He means nothing to me!

"Friends", season 5, episode 23

Ross: Oh oh, we think Emma is about to start talking so we're trying to be careful about what words we use in front of her.

"Friends", season 9, episode 18

Phoebe: Him you’re friends with. (Starts looking at the children trying to find Jack and a teacher notices her.)

"Friends", season 8, episode 10

Monica: (laughing harder) Nothing, I’m just trying to recreate some of the fun that we had at my place the other day. (To Phoebe) Remember, when you picked Rachel over me? That was funny.

"Friends", season 6, episode 12

Joey: Hey, that woman's got an ass like Carol's! (They turn to stare at him.) What? Thought we were trying to find stuff.

"Friends", season 1, episode 4

Mona: Umm, I-I thought we were moving forward and now you’re-you’re sending me all these mixed signals. What are you trying to tell me?

"Friends", season 8, episode 11

[Time lapse: Ross looks likes he's been trying to fix his computer but just closes it as if giving up]

"Friends", season 9, episode 23

Phoebe: We're so stupid! Do you know what's going on in there? They're trying to take Joey!

"Friends", season 5, episode 5

[Scene: Another Waiting Room, Phoebe and Joey are trying to find out where the guy with the broken leg is.]

"Friends", season 8, episode 23

Phoebe: God, they thought they can mess with us! They're trying to mess with us?! They don't know that we know they know we know! (Joey just shakes his head.) Joey, you can't say anything!

"Friends", season 5, episode 14

Ross: Yeah, pants, what, what an idea. Or better yet, um, how 'bout you go without any pants. Look, I don't know what you're trying to do to me, but just get your butt in there and pick out any shoes that fit your feet, okay. No, no I don't care if they match. I don't care if they make your ankles or your knees or your earlobes look fat. Okay.

"Friends", season 3, episode 2

Joey: Yeah, yeah, okay. Uh, look buddy, I came with that girl, and I had this plan to kiss her at the new years countdown – I’m trying to win her over, so I was wondering if..

"Friends", season 6, episode 10

Phoebe: Well, I think it's great that the medical community is finally trying to help sick hamsters.

"Friends", season 4, episode 5

[Scene: Phoebe's apartment, Phoebe is still investigating the smoke detector trying to figure out how to stop the beeping.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 12

Joey: Hey, I'm not that fond of you either, ok buddy? But I'm just trying to be nice for the kids!

"Friends", season 10, episode 12

Joey: Oh (grinning, trying to hold in his impatience with her) okay.. (she takes her hand back)

"Friends", season 10, episode 9

Rachel: Well, hon-ey. I'm just trying to look nice for your big night.

"Friends", season 3, episode 2

[Scene: Phoebe Sr. house, she is a real estate agent and is trying to sell a house over the phone. By the way, it’s still raining outside.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 25

Ross: What?! Look, we’re trying to rebuild a relationship here, right. How am I supposed to do that here, without being totally honest with each other?

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

Mr. Geller: ...And I read about these women trying to have it all, and I thank God 'Our Little Harmonica' doesn't seem to have that problem.

"Friends", season 1, episode 2

[Scene: Chandler and Joey's, The salesman is trying to sell Joey the encyclopedias.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 3

Chandler: I was just trying to bring a little culture to the group.

"Friends", season 5, episode 2

[Scene: Ross's apartment, Rachel is trying to repair the thing she broke earlier, but gets interrupted by hearing Ross at the door. She panics and throws the thing into the kitchen. And runs to the couch as Ross enters.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 20

Monica: I’m just trying to spice it up!

"Friends", season 4, episode 12

Joey: Oh! I see what happened. It's because I was trying to repel you. Right? Believe me, you'd feel a lot different if I turned it on.

"Friends", season 6, episode 7

Monica: I just ran into Dave and he told me that you blew him off! I mean, you listen to me! Now, I'm calling the shots! I say you leave Ross alone and go get Dave! What the hell were you trying to do?

"Friends", season 5, episode 2

Joey: Dude, I'm just trying to speak your language.

"Friends", season 10, episode 17

Monica: (sounds desperate, knowing what Rachel is trying to do) I haven't really settled on a spot yet!

"Friends", season 10, episode 6

Joey: What am I going to do? You know, and I keep, I keep trying to get rid of these feelings, y’know? I stayed up all last night and made a list of everything I don’t like about her. You want to hear it?

"Friends", season 8, episode 13

Joey: (speaking aloud) Please, I was trying to be nice, you're the worst one!

"Friends", season 9, episode 20

[Cut to Living Room, Rachel is trying to close the door on Ross.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

Phoebe: You mean in case someone is trying to steal your bamboo sleeping mat or your kettle of fish?

"Friends", season 6, episode 17

Conan: You could actually see him trying not to fall down.

"Friends", season 7, episode 24