I took the California Highway Patrol exam and didn't pass, so I tried to be a cop and failed.

The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.

I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.

I tried to oppose the academic to the marketplace.

With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.

I tried to learn the violin for a while.