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

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross is still trying to get Ben to play with something other than the Barbi doll.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 4

[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

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

"Friends", season 4, episode 3

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

"Friends", season 4, episode 12

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

"Friends", season 10, episode 17

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

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: 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

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

Chandler: Oh y’know what, I was already trying to trade for ah, well, you.

"Friends", season 4, episode 8

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

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

Rachel: You went shopping?! What, and then you just came in here and paraded it right under Jill’s nose when you know she’s trying to quit. Wow, you guys are terrible!

"Friends", season 6, episode 13

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

"Friends", season 9, episode 20

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

"Friends", season 7, episode 24

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

"Friends", season 6, episode 17

Phoebe: I’m, uhh, making up flyers trying to get new massage clients. So, can I come to Bloomingdale’s and use the copy machine.

"Friends", season 6, episode 8

CAROLINE: You know, my brother and his boyfriend have been trying to adopt for three years. What agency did you two go through?

"Friends", season 2, episode 6

MONICA: Hi. Uh, we'll be right there, we're just trying to decide something. [shuts the bathroom door]

"Friends", season 2, episode 18

[Scene: Ross's Building, Joey is trying to find the hot girl's apartment. So he's walking up the hallway counting doors. He comes to what he thinks is the right one and knocks on it. Ross opens the door, it's his apartment.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 17

[Scene: Monica’s bedroom, Phoebe is trying to hide the bed from Monica.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 7

[Scene: A Bridal Shop, Phoebe and Rachel are waiting for Monica who is trying on her wedding dress.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 17

Ross: (loudly so that everyone can hear) Hey lady! I don't care how much you want it! Okay?! I am not gonna to have sex with you in the bathroom! (Rachel sinks lower on her chair trying to hide.)

"Friends", season 5, episode 23

Monica: Come on Chandler, come on, I can handle Ross. (They go to the door. Ross is trying to stick his hand through and undo the chain; Monica pushes his hand back.) (To Ross) Hold on! (She opens the door.) Hey Ross. What's up bro?

"Friends", season 5, episode 15

Phoebe: Y’know, I bet it would actually make my grandmother very happy to know that we’re trying to figure out her recipe. I bet she’s l-l-lookin’ up at us and smiling right now.

"Friends", season 7, episode 3

Paul: What?! I can’t believe you’re trying to stifle me! When just 14 hours ago we figured out that that is exactly what my mother was trying to do to me!

"Friends", season 6, episode 23

[Scene: The street outside Central Perk, Rachel is trying to sell the cat.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 21

Rachel: No, you're not! Last week you thought Ross was trying to kill you!

"Friends", season 10, episode 10

Joey: No-no-no-no, he’s not! No! Why are you trying to ruin the game? Come on!

"Friends", season 8, episode 12

Chandler: Daddy. All right look, here’s the story. (Flashback to Chandler about to enter the steam room as he does the voice-over.) Well, we had just finished playing racquetball and we were gonna take a steam. I walk into the steam room and it was really steamy. (The flashback shows his glasses fog up and him trying to find his way around the steam filled room. He takes off his glasses.) So I take off my glasses and that’s when in happened.

"Friends", season 7, episode 3

Joey: Just trying to get comfortable. I can't sleep in my underwear.

"Friends", season 1, episode 13

Rachel: (trying to divert his attention from the window by jumping up and down) HI!! Hi!

"Friends", season 7, episode 21

Phoebe: Uh Joey, we’re trying to dial down the crazy.

"Friends", season 8, episode 23

Phoebe: Ohh, let me see it! Let me see your hand! (Chandler is frantically trying to wave them off.)

"Friends", season 6, episode 24

[Scene: The telemarketing office, Phoebe is still trying to talk Earl out of suicide.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 13

Chandler: I'd like to propose a toast. Little toast here, ding ding. I know this isn't the kind of Thanksgiving that all of you all planned, but for me, this has been really great, you know, I think because it didn't involve divorce or projectile vomiting. Anyway, I was just thinking, I mean, if you'd gone to Vail, and if you guys'd been with your family, if you didn't have syphilis and stuff, we wouldn't be all together, you know? So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm very thankful that all of your Thanksgivings sucked.

"Friends", season 1, episode 9

Rachel: Well, ultimately, I was trying y'know, I-I wanted…tell him y'know, that I'm still in love with him.

"Friends", season 5, episode 2

Chandler: (trying to stop Ross leaving) C'mon, Ross! You, me, Joey, ice, guys' night out, c'mon, whaddya say, big guy, (Pretending to punch him in the stomach.) Huh? Huh? Huh?

"Friends", season 1, episode 4

Chandler: They couldn’t be worse. I spent eight hours calling him last night, just trying to get him to talk to me.

"Friends", season 4, episode 8

(Ross grunts something and hands her the pen he was trying to hand her.)

"Friends", season 6, episode 5

Ross: (trying a piece of cake) Ohh, this cake is really good!

"Friends", season 5, episode 15

[cut to Monica opening the door of the beach house, with Chandler trying to pick her up for a date.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 1

Monica: Look, all we’re trying to say is, don’t let what happened with Carol ruin what you got with Emily.

"Friends", season 4, episode 18

Ross: I’m trying to tell you I made you a mix tape.

"Friends", season 8, episode 11

Ross: (trying to ignore her) No. No.

"Friends", season 1, episode 2

Billy: (to Joey) Hey, I’m trying to have a private conversation! Is that okay?!

"Friends", season 3, episode 24

Joey: Please, we're trying to have a conversation. (Pushes the wine glass closer to Mary Ellen.)

"Friends", season 9, episode 3

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Rachel is trying to take some aspirin.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 21

Joey: I mean, this soap opera is a great gig, but... am I missing opportunities? You know, I've always thought of myself as a serious actor. I mean, should I be trying to do more independent movies?

"Friends", season 10, episode 14

[Scene: The Xerox Place, Ross is trying to break the trail.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Rachel is trying to pry more information about Chandler and Monica from Joey who's sitting on the couch and busy downing a pizza.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 12

Jennifer: She’s trying to intrigue us to hang out with her.

"Friends", season 7, episode 24

Joey: (More to himself than anyone else) So stupid, ordering cheesecake, trying to be healthy. (pushes it aside)

"Friends", season 10, episode 9

[cut to inside Central Perk, we see Ross quietly tapping on the window, desperately trying to get the gang’s attention, while Tommy is still screaming at him]

"Friends", season 3, episode 22

[Scene: Chandler and Joey's, the guys are now trying to figure out what next to do, since their plan with the stripper backfired on them.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 22

[Scene: Outside the Janitor’s Closet, there are people having sex and Mr. Geller is trying to give them some pamphlets.]

"Friends", season 9, episode 1

Phoebe: (trying to bite into an apple) Ow! Ow! (drops the apple in disgust.)

"Friends", season 3, episode 8

Joey: Oh man, pizza? I like pizza. (makes like he is trying to send a telepathic message to Rachel) Put olives on the pizza.

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

Joey: Are you kidding? Rachel loves to shop! And she has great taste! Yeah, she's the one who taught me, you don't wear white after labour day and that you always, always, always have to put on underwear when you're trying on clothes.

"Friends", season 9, episode 22

[Scene: A couch store, Ross is trying to decide on a new couch for his place. He has dragged Rachel along for the trip, and she's not too happy about it. Ross is sitting on it in different ways to see how it feels. He tries to just sit on it normally, and then he tries flopping on it. One thing about this couch, it's huge. It's like twice the size of a normal full size couch. Whoever designed this thing, needs help and fast.]

"Friends", season 5, episode 16

Chandler: (trying to cover up why his hand is over his heart) One nation, under God. Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. (Laughs.) I remembered it. (It’s a butchered version of the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States for our foreign friends.) The champagne is here. (The waiter is delivering it and pouring two glasses.)

"Friends", season 6, episode 24

[Scene: Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe's, Monica and Phoebe are trying to determine the cookie recipe by eating small pieces.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 3

Monica: The truth is, Dad, we’re-we’re trying.

"Friends", season 9, episode 1

Monica: Mom and dad just sent me in here to find out if you (points to Chandler) were trying to get Ross stoned!

"Friends", season 6, episode 9

Chandler: Little toast here. I know this isn't exactly the kind of Thanksgiving that all of you all planned, but for me, this has been really great, you know, I think because it didn't involve divorce or projectile vomiting. Anyway, I was just thinking, I mean, if you'd gone to Vail, and if you guys'd been with your family, if you didn't have syphilis and stuff, we wouldn't be all together, you know? So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm very thankful that all of your Thanksgivings sucked.

"Friends", season 10, episode 10

[Scene: Chandler and Joey's, the whole gang is there, except for Ross and Rachel. Joey is trying to eat Chinese with chopsticks and fails miserably. There’s a knock on the door, and Chandler answers it to reveal Rachel]

"Friends", season 3, episode 17

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's erm, Chandler and Joey's, later that same day. Joey and Chandler are eating pizza, and Phoebe is trying to knit something.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 19

Chandler: You can’t tell, but I’m trying to break the tension by mooning you guys!

"Friends", season 4, episode 8

Chandler: Well, I was trying to prove that I was right. Y’know? And it turns out I was wrong. And now it’s lodged in my throat. (Mimics a cat trying to cough up a hairball.) (He does it again.)

"Friends", season 6, episode 5

[Scene: Joey and Rachel's, Chandler is playing Playstation, Crash Team Racing to be exact (he’s in last on Hot Air Skyway to be more exact) as Joey enters from his room desperately trying to look like a 19-year-old. He’s got the wool cap, he’s got the cut-off Knicks jersey over the faded T-shirt, and he’s got the whole pants-around-the-knees-showing-off-the-boxers thing that rich, white, suburban kids have adopted in a desperate and extremely futile attempt to try to look like they’re from the inner-city.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 1

Ross: You weren't trying to entice me with your nakedness.

"Friends", season 5, episode 23

Chandler: We think he was trying to spell out 'MONKEY.'

"Friends", season 1, episode 17

Chandler: I see, I see, y-y-you're trying to freak me out.

"Friends", season 6, episode 7

Chandler: I don’t know. (He picks the chick up and turns it over, trying to determine the sex of the chick, and blows on it.) I can’t tell, what ever it was went back in too quickly.

"Friends", season 3, episode 21

Ross: (talking to himself) My God! These pants are burning up! (He's still wearing the leather pants.) (She snuggles closer.) Oh come on, she wants to snuggle now! What is she trying to kill me? It's like a volcano in here! (Out loud.) Are you hot?

"Friends", season 5, episode 11

[Scene: Rachel’s bedroom, Rachel is trying to put on eye liner with her left hand, as Ross is setting out her shoes.]

"Friends", season 3, episode 21

{Transcriber’s note: This is where the opening credits are, but they’re not the usual opening credits. Oh no! These credits are based on the world that would have been created had all of the above actually happened. It starts out with all of them at the fountain sitting on the couch as Fat Monica runs up and sits on the arm of the couch, tilting the whole thing towards her. It then goes on to show Rachel’s still a shop-aholic and with Barry. Fat Monica is sweating while cooking and dancing while eating a donut. Phoebe as the Wall Street shark smoking while on two cell phones. Then they’re dancing in the fountain. Joey entering as Dr. Drake Remoray and meeting a groupie. Chandler trying to write as a bird does its business on his shoulder and falling asleep while typing. Ross doing some kara-tay and trying to get Carol into bed. And finally, some more dancing in the fountain, them all flexing, and the turning out the lamp and shutting off all the lights bit from the first season. Just remember one thing, this is an alternate universe. Everything from every other episode doesn’t apply, for instance, Ross and Rachel have no history. And in fact have not seen each other in years in this world.}

"Friends", season 6, episode 15

Ross: Okay, the other night I was leaving the museum just as ‘Laser Floyd’ was letting out of the planetarium, without even trying I sold 50 boxes! That’s when it occurred to me, the key to my success, ‘the munchies.’ So I ah, started hitting the NYU dorms around midnight. I am selling cookies by the case. They call me: 'Cookie Dude!'

"Friends", season 3, episode 10

Amanda: I appreciate this soo much, I've been trying to go out with this guy for like a month.

"Friends", season 4, episode 5

Carol: I don't care. I am trying to get a person out of my body here, and you're not making it any easier.

"Friends", season 1, episode 23

Joey: What the?! (Joey pounds the table and starts yelling at Rachel, and which is drowned out by applause. Rachel is desperately trying to tell Joey that he’s on TV right now. He finally notices and he does his gracious loser face.)

"Friends", season 7, episode 18

Chandler: I am trying to open your eyes, my man! Don't you see, if you lived with Phoebe she's always gonna be there. You're gonna get home, she's there. You go to bed, she's there. You wake up and oh yes, she's there!

"Friends", season 5, episode 21

(Chandler’s trying to console Monica.)

"Friends", season 4, episode 23

David: Well, remember how I was trying to achieve the positronic distillation of subatomic particles?

"Friends", season 9, episode 22

[Scene: The Broom Closet, Ross is trying to open the door with a credit card, with no success.]

"Friends", season 1, episode 23

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Chandler is talking to Phoebe about trying to give Joey some money.]

"Friends", season 6, episode 6

[Scene: Phoebe's apartment, Phoebe and Rachel are trying to plan Monica’s shower.]

"Friends", season 7, episode 19

Joey: I don’t get it! It was in my room all night! And if she didn’t take it, and I didn’t take it; and you (Chandler) didn’t take it, then who did? (The duck quacks.) Shh! We’re trying to think! (Ross and Chandler realise it at the same moment and stare at Joey, who doesn’t get it. After a short pause, with the duck still quacking, Joey figures it out and starts pointing at the duck.)

"Friends", season 4, episode 22

Phoebe: No, no, no, I actually it's any baby animals: kittens, fish babies... You know... especially veal... and this, this nice vein of fat running through it... (she cuts the meat, picks it up with her fork and holds it in front of her mouth, which she keeps closed, trying to overcome her vegetarian thoughts... and... puts it in her mouth... Clearly not enjoying the meat...) Hmmm... yummy (everybody seems okay with it, except Mike. He's making a hmmmm.... face... Then Phoebe swallows it) Hmmm... (at first she likes it, but then, in an instant puts her hand in front of her mouth and runs from the table. You hear a door slamming.)

"Friends", season 9, episode 7

[Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Phoebe is trying to move off of the couch as Rachel enters.]

"Friends", season 4, episode 23

Chandler: We’re trying to get pregnant. (They start kissing, but Chandler stops it.) Y’know I’m not really comfortable doing this in front of the babies. So, when do you want to start trying?

"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 7, episode 21

Monica: Well, we’re trying to find someone to perform our wedding and they’re all either boring or annoying or y’know, can’t stop staring at the ladies. (Points to her chest.)

"Friends", season 7, episode 16

[Scene: Joey's apartment. Joey and Chandler are still trying to get the birds out of the foosball-table.]

"Friends", season 10, episode 17

Monica: (trying not to laugh) I’m not laughing.

"Friends", season 7, episode 4

Ross: Come on! Like I wanted him to tell you, I ran all over the place trying to make sure that didn’t happen!

"Friends", season 3, episode 16

[Scene: Central Perk. Phoebe's trying to teach Joey French, so she's sitting in front of him with the script in her hands.]

"Friends", season 10, episode 13

(Three paleontologists walk by and Ross hugs Charlie trying not to be seen)

"Friends", season 9, episode 23

TV Announcer: Pete Becker is circling the ring now. It looks like, he’s just trying to feel him out. Oh, Bruiser is just...

"Friends", season 3, episode 24

(Steve goes over to look at Ross who's trying to look cool, but has some frosting on his lip.)

"Friends", season 5, episode 15

Rachel: Ross! I think she is trying to make something happen with you to get back at me!

"Friends", season 6, episode 14

Ross: (trying to get her attention) Phoebe?

"Friends", season 5, episode 15