trying on
Example Sentences
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Mr. Ferrer’s definitive statement on her life captures both her strength and her sadness: “She never stopped trying on every level to please, to be happy, and to be loved.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Some in the area fled in fear after the strike, while those who had remained there were trying on Saturday to make sense of what had happened.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
And this influencer, with a sharp blond bob and glass skin, is trying on jackets at a small-town Goodwill, where the merchandise has not yet been eviscerated by other consumers completing their own “hauls.”
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
But back then, pictures of Epstein and Lord Mandelson trying on belts in a clothes shop, and blowing out candles on a birthday cake were in the public domain.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
We’d also shared hilarious moments behind the scenes, trying on each other’s makeup, giggling about boys, and coming up with spur-of-the-moment games on long, boring afternoons.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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