Bashed
Tried
Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Both words in one sentence
- After Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hideaki Anno tried to make "serious" films, and publicly bashed both Evangelion fans and otakus in general.
Source: Tough Act to Follow - When champion body builder Lenda Murray tried out for WWE, the company got bashed for entertaining the idea of debuting a fourth "scary" black woman on the roster, after Jacqueline, Jazz and Shaniqua, complaining that all the white women bar Molly Holly were conversely being held up sex symbols.
- Not only did Roxanne leave Cassandra's only friend amongst the Claymores to die at the hands of a youma, she also bashed Cassandra herself over the head when she tried to fight her way through a horde of Claymores to get her revenge, causing her to be cut down and killed.
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