tryout

There’s the stilt guy, Dakota Albritton, who was pouring concrete when his mother signed him up for a tryout despite the fact that he had not walked on stilts in 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“That’s hard to do. But at many of these places, you can do a tryout and stay in a unit for a week,” said Horowitz.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

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

"I shall return for the debate tryout," Didu says, detaining him.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

No one gave me any feedback the first day of tryouts, which focused on fielding, my relative strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Brady’s draft process gave Trey and Dino a preview for this year, setting expectations for meetings, tryouts, and the day itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Sitting in the center of the room, personally overseeing the tryouts, Wembanyama conducted a series of unusually loud job interviews—listening to chants, gauging volume and pressure-testing die-hard levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

WWE also held a tryouts event in London over the weekend for aspiring stars to show off their skills in front of the company.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

Plays for the Boys and Girls Club, and he told me I should've played, but I missed the tryouts.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds