tryout

Example Sentences

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Also baseball players are not allowed to participate in a professional tryout during their season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But on the day it mattered most, she flubbed her tryout and failed to make the team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The show is inspired by a 2022 short video featuring an undercover Eli Manning as a walk-on at a Penn State football tryout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

The next few months will serve as a long-term tryout for King to prove her worth, not just to the Sparks, but to teams around the league.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

“There’s a pageant tryout in Omaha this weekend. Thought we could go see what all the fuss is about.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray