untried

adjective

un·​tried ˌən-ˈtrīd How to pronounce untried (audio)
1
: not tested or proved by experience or trial
a recruit untried in combat
2
: not tried in court

Examples of untried in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a sudden switch to a new, untried candidate would almost surely cause voters to see the the party as chaotic, Democratic pollster Natalie Jackson wrote this week. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 Along with that jerk pork, there’s a whole chicken that leaves few techniques untried. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 This maneuver was untried before Saturday's test flight. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023 Ukraine’s forces, particularly green and untried counteroffensive brigades, face several challenges that cannot be directly remedied by equipment supplies. Karolina Hird, Time, 3 Aug. 2023 Among the surprises so far: A unique – and slow – rollout for DeSantis Rather than staging a big rally with supporters – as done by candidates Trump, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott – DeSantis followed up his Federal Election Commission filing with an interview in an untried venue: Twitter Spaces. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023 But the database’s users around the globe have managed to make just a fraction of these for testing, leaving thousands untried. Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 20 Apr. 2023 That changed on Saturday, when eight cheetahs arrived in central India after a flight from Africa, initiating a great untried experiment for the world: whether a top predator population can be brought back to life in a place where it was long ago hunted into extinction. Hari Kumar, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022 That’s why G2 Content Marketing Manager Mara Calvello recommends tapping untried feedback sources to get a 360-degree view of your work. William Arruda, Forbes, 26 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Untried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untried. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

untried

adjective
un·​tried ˌən-ˈtrīd How to pronounce untried (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not tested or proved by experience or trial
untried soldiers
2
: not yet tried in court
a long list of untried cases

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