try for
phrasal 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.
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But the company has been trying for years to figure out how to profitably sell fresh food, starting and killing a range of initiatives.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Banks have tried for more than a decade to come together as consortia in response to crypto, and, to date, no joint project has delivered anything tangible.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The book also reported that William has been trying for years to get Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, evicted from the Royal Lodge, the 30-room mansion the former couple live in on the Windsor Castle grounds.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025
McIntosh has won three individual gold medals in Singapore and was trying for five.
—Stephen Wade, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Banks have tried for more than a decade to come together as consortia in response to crypto, and, to date, no joint project has delivered anything tangible.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The book also reported that William has been trying for years to get Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, evicted from the Royal Lodge, the 30-room mansion the former couple live in on the Windsor Castle grounds.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025
McIntosh has won three individual gold medals in Singapore and was trying for five.
—Stephen Wade, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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