tried on
Example Sentences
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As someone who is not naturally tidy, I’ve tried on a number of spring-cleaning formats over the years.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
But these young people were really watching each other bloom as they tried on different selves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Thousands of people have been tried on such charges, and hundreds have been sentenced to prison, often to lengthy terms.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
For me, it was where I met friends after school, tried on eye shadow for the first time, and listened to DJs pumping out dance music.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
Ivy tried on dozens of dresses, none of them feeling quite right.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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