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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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.
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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
Hansi Flick and this dominant Barcelona team try for the first step towards a treble.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The couple were trying for a second child, and that ended in a miscarriage.
—Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
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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
Hansi Flick and this dominant Barcelona team try for the first step towards a treble.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The couple were trying for a second child, and that ended in a miscarriage.
—Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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