tryout

Example Sentences

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“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

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

But as someone with no direct connection to Hollywood, his dream required tryout stints in New York and Atlanta, as well as a lot of crashing with patient friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

“Okay, girls, if you haven’t signed your name on the tryout sheet, please do so now,” she said, pointing to the clipboard on the table next to her.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio