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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Paul suggested the drug boat’s occupants should have been given a chance to be tried for their crimes.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Then, Sheamus went to the top and tried for a splash onto Rusev on the outside, but Rusev blasted him in the stomach with the kendo stick.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The hospital said staffers tried for hours to slowly warm and revive Adolphus, but she was pronounced dead.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Previously, the Chandler Police Department recommended that Brady be tried for a Class 4 felony charge of child abuse.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Then, Sheamus went to the top and tried for a splash onto Rusev on the outside, but Rusev blasted him in the stomach with the kendo stick.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The hospital said staffers tried for hours to slowly warm and revive Adolphus, but she was pronounced dead.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Previously, the Chandler Police Department recommended that Brady be tried for a Class 4 felony charge of child abuse.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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