tryout
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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
The head coach, Coach Warner, was holding a three-day tryout camp for the football team before the start of the school year.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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
As each year’s tryouts get more competitive, Doucette sees his hope for the sport coming true.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
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
He was a member of the Oregon baseball program when his sports journey took another turn after a tweet calling for walk-on football tryouts caught his attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
Ray seems as excited about the tryouts as I am.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing tryout
