tryout

Example Sentences

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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

With the World Cup a year away, the tryout period will soon be ending.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Cade York, who previously kicked for the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Commanders, also reportedly was slated for a tryout in New Orleans.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

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

“First tryout comes this Friday. Meaning it’ll be a short summer for a lot of ye.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston