| 1. | He's trying to locate the birds' roost while there's still some light left. | Ej kajjioñ alekọ ke ej ja wōr jidik meram. | alekọ |
| 2. | I don’t know when he saw a glimpse of us on the road, and why he knew we were trying to reach the house. P227 | Iñak ñāāt wōt eo ekar lo animrokaṃro ilowaan iaḷ eo, kab etke ejeḷā ke kōṃro ej jibadek ḷọk ṃweo | animroka- |
| 3. | How about trying it out for us. | Kwōn ṃōk idajoñjoñe tok ñan kōjro. | idajoñjoñ |
| 4. | He strained his abdominal muscles trying to lift the heavy weight. | Eiñ-lọjien kōn an kate kotak men dedodo (eddodo) (eo). | iñ-lọjien |
| 5. | The captain is trying to go directly to that drifting boat. | Kapen eṇ ej kajjioñ kaiokḷọk wa eṇ epeḷọk. | iok- |
| 6. | Some Marshallese don't take kindly to those who are trying to advocate changes. | Jet armejin Ṃajeḷ rōdike kain eṇ ej iuiuun dekein jinme. | iuiuun dekein jinme |
| 7. | Scientists are studying poisonous fish in the Marshall Islands. (The scientists are trying to find out why some of the fish in the Marshalls are poisonous.) | Jaintiij ro raṇ rej etale ek baijin ko ilo Ṃajōḷ in. | jaintiij |
| 8. | That was a trying exam | Ejatdik wōt eo jeṃnājin. | jatdik |
| 9. | Why are you trying to go to the States? | Ta ṇe kwōj jibadekḷọk Amedka kake. | jibadek |
| 10. | He kept trying and then made it, and he slowly crawled up onto the deck where Father and the Boatswain were. P1225 | Ekar kattūkat bajjek ijo im ḷak tōprak, ejidik wōt an tōbal lōñ ḷọk ñan ioon teek im jibadek ḷọk ijo ippān Jema kab Bojin eo. | jidik |
| 11. | The men are trying to get rid of the cockroaches infesting the room. | Ḷṃaro raṇ rej kajuwapene lowaan ruuṃ eṇ bwe eḷap an jijuwapenpen (ijjuwapenpen). | juwapin |
| 12. | As the two of them were talking, my eyes kept closing, because I was so tired of trying to keep them open. P255 | Ke erro ej kōnono, eitok wōt in kilōk tok meja, meñe iṃōk in kate eō bwe en jab. | kakkōt |
| 13. | He's trying hard to learn. | Eḷap an kate katak. | kakkōt |
| 14. | He's trying hard for good grades. | Ej kakkōt bwe en ṃōṃan (eṃṃan) an kūreit. | kakkōt |
| 15. | The devil is always trying to tempt someone. | Tepiḷ ekkapopo. | kapo |
| 16. | The girl is trying to flirt with you. | Ledik eṇ ej kattoojojwaj ñan eok. | kattoojoj |
| 17. | Keep on trying in your school work. | Kwōn kijenmej wōt im jikuuḷ. | kijenmej |
| 18. | As the two of them were talking, my eyes kept closing, because I was so tired of trying to keep them open. P255 | Ke erro ej kōnono, eitok wōt in kilōk tok meja, meñe iṃōk in kate eō bwe en jab. | kilōk |
| 19. | They are trying to get ahead of each other (while pursuing identical goals). | Erro ej kōbbat doon. | kōbbat |
| 20. | They are trying to set you up with her. | Rej karōkḷọk eok ñan e. | kōkar |
| 21. | Don't waste your time trying to spot him passing through that opening because he's not coming. | Enta kwōj kōlọtuwawaiki ijeṇe ke ejjab itok. | kōlọtuwawa |
| 22. | “Why did he say it didn’t matter if there was no compass but now he’s trying so hard to make sure it doesn’t fall?” I asked myself. P515 | “Etke ekar ba āinwōt juon ñe ejjeḷọk kaṃbōj, ak en baj ḷap wōt an loloodjake bwe en jab wōtlọk?” ikajjitōk ippa make. | loloodjake |
| 23. | Don't get mad, he's just trying your patience. | Jab lilu (illu) bwe ej bajjek mālijjoñe atūṃ. | mālejjoñ |
| 24. | As the two of them were talking, my eyes kept closing, because I was so tired of trying to keep them open. P255 | Ke erro ej kōnono, eitok wōt in kilōk tok meja, meñe iṃōk in kate eō bwe en jab. | meñe |
| 25. | When I got there the Boatswain was holding and controlling him, and Father was trying to cool him down with a cool cloth on his forehead. P1161 | Iḷak baj tōpar ḷọk ijo ilo an Bojin eo dāpiji ak Jema ej kaṃḷoiki bōran. | ṃōḷo |
| 26. | Watch out for him for he is always trying to take more than his share. | Lale bwe eṃṃaeleplep. | ṃōṃaelep |
| 27. | He was trying hard to not fall over but it seemed like he was going to bite the dust. P155 | Ekar kate bwe en jab okjak ak eitok wōt bwe en tōn ñarij laḷ. | ñarñar |
| 28. | He's always trying to outdo everyone. | Ennibnib. | nib |
| 29. | He's always trying to get revenge. | Eppaḷpaḷ ḷeeṇ | paḷ |
| 30. | Even though they beat him up, he kept trying. | Jekdọọn ñe rōṃane ak pen in deo an kakkōt. | pen in deo |
| 31. | He's trying to attract that girl. | Ej kajjioñ kareele ledik eṇ. | reel |
| 32. | The young man is trying to attract ladies with his native potion. | Likao eo eṇ ej kōttaḷeḷe kōn bōkāñaj eṇ kapitōn. | taḷe |
| 33. | I kept trying to light it but the sail was up which made the cooking area list over to one side. P884 | Ikar kate eō bajjek innem eurur ak ejepāpe jikin kōmat eo kōn an wa eo lewūjlā. | urur |