Pilot
Pilot adjective - Made or done as an experiment.
Usage example: a new pilot program to train inner-city residents for jobs in the tech sector
Tried
Tried adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Both words in one sentence
- Example: There was apparently one young fighter pilot who wanted the callsign "Lightning," and tried to get everyone to call him that.
Source: Never Live It Down / Real Life - The writers tried many, many times to humanize Vic after his reprehensible murder of Terry Crowley in the pilot episode.
Source: Pet The Dog / Live-Action TV - In Smallville Lex Luthor's fiance tried to kill him by leaving him alone on a plane without a pilot.
Source: If I Wanted You Dead...
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