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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Dropping algebra 1 and English as graduation requirements: Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, tried for a second time to delete the requirement that students pass algebra 1 and English exams to earn high school diplomas.
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 May 2025
And then, meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans all got on the same page and agreed that they can’t be tried for insider trading.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Nine men and one woman will be tried for robbery and kidnapping, the latter charge applying to both Kardashian and the residence’s concierge, who was forced at gunpoint to lead the group to the reality star’s hotel apartment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Read was tried for second-degree murder and other charges last year in O’Keefe’s death, but a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 May 2025
And then, meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans all got on the same page and agreed that they can’t be tried for insider trading.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Nine men and one woman will be tried for robbery and kidnapping, the latter charge applying to both Kardashian and the residence’s concierge, who was forced at gunpoint to lead the group to the reality star’s hotel apartment.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Read was tried for second-degree murder and other charges last year in O’Keefe’s death, but a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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