Examples of 'it was like trying' in a sentence

Meaning of "it was like trying"

This phrase is used to describe a difficult or challenging situation. It implies that attempting to do something was similar to trying, but with little success or expected outcome

How to use "it was like trying" in a sentence

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it was like trying
It was like trying to would question its decisions.
He remembered so little of her it was like trying to remember a dream.
It was like trying to fight with a blunted weapon.
My boyfriend once said it was like trying to start a dead car.
It was like trying to change a direction a river flows.
Stacy used to say it was like trying to grab a hold.
It was like trying not to think of pink elephants.
I tried to run them but it was like trying to run up a wall.
It was like trying to watch the film in a snowstorm.
No, my boyfriend once said it was like trying to start a dead car.
It was like trying to carry water in your hands.
The cake looked great, but it was like trying to chew a mattress.
It was like trying to stay upright on a frozen pond.
She bucked beneath him, but it was like trying to move a mountain.
It was like trying to bat away gossamer threads.

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Because you could see this… It was like trying to watch a.
It was like trying to read an encyclopedia in an unfamiliar language.
I landed into nets in Vietnam. It was like trying to stop a bullet with crepe paper.
It was like trying to sleep inside a clock tower.
Unfortunately, Jabberwocky had gotten too big . It was like trying to kill a bear with a chopstick.
It was like trying to fill a glass of water blindfolded.
Stacy used to say it was like trying to -Oo-ee.
It was like trying to stuff a rhinoceros into my back.
Yet each take, just… it was like trying to hold a snowflake.
It was like trying to walk through a stone wall.
I think he 's on steroids . It was like trying to cover a fuckin ' racehorse.
It was like trying to calculate the final number of pi.
You said it was like trying to remember a dream.
It was like trying to eat wads of cotton wool.
He said it was like trying to keep a secret from himself.
It was like trying to bill pay discount.
But it was like trying to catch a ghost.
It was like trying to flirt with a wardrobe.
However it was like trying to put out wild fire.
It was like trying to catch a greased pig with wings.
She said it was like trying to quiet Joe Pesci in Goodfellas.
It was like trying to get a bird to eat out of my hand.
Trying … it was like trying to bring him back.
It was like trying to stop a bullet with crepe paper.
To start, it was like trying to do brain surgery.
It was like trying to look through a wall of dirty ice.
I admit, it was like trying to remember a dream.
It was like trying to mix oil and water.
But for them, it was like trying to see an elephant through a microscope.
It was like trying to prevent a lamb from becoming a lion.
Sure, it was like trying to hit a ghost.
It was like trying tokeep up with a hummingbird.
It was like trying to raise a submarine with a fishing line.
It was like trying to find gold in sand.
It was like trying to reconstruct a broken mirror.

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