The volitional form of a verb + とする can be used to express someone attempting to do something. This differs from using みる to try something because みる is about "trying something out", such as trying a new food for the first time. とする is about attempting to perform an action.
明日仕事があるんだから、早く寝ようとする。
Since I have work tomorrow, I'm going to try to sleep early.
赤ちゃんはお母さんに歩きに行こうとしている。
The baby is trying to walk over to his mom.
The する portion of this phrase can be made past tense to describe a scenario where someone tried to do something but failed, or where someone was going to do something but didn't, for some other reason. The phrase is often [verb] + としたけど to mean "I was going to do X, but..." or "I tried to do X but..."
ケーキを作ろうとしたけれど、卵がなかったから、作れなかった。
I was going to make a cake, but since I didn't have any eggs, I couldn't.
早く寝ようとしたけど、結局は徹夜した。
I tried to go to sleep early, but I ended up staying up all night.
電車に乗ろうとしたら、目の前でドアが閉まってしまった。
When I went to get on the train, the door shut right in front of my eyes.
リーさんがアリスにキスしようとしたけど、殴られた。
Lee-san tried to kiss Alice, but he got punched.
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