try for

verb

tried for; trying for; tries for

: to make an attempt or effort to get (something)

He tried for second place but finished third instead.

Examples of try for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was named so because the hill’s steep elevation was too trying for adults, and the lore goes that children hiked up to help pick grapes. — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

After the halftime siren, his kickpass to Williams set up a try for Jesse Kriel and a 19-0 lead that flattered Wales. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Nussmeier’s previous coach, Flower Mound’s Mike Alexander, marked his transfer for athletic reasons, which ended up breaking a 3-3 vote by the DEC that forced the Nussmeier family to try for an appeal. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

If Thursday's flight is successful, the company might try for a full orbital trajectory during the next test launch. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for try for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore