try on
verb
tried on; trying on; tries on
1
: to put on (a garment) in order to test the fit
2
: to use or test experimentally
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Several minutes later, Acuff missed another three-point try on a fastbreak before a hustling Brazile beat the Vols to the punch and jammed in another putback score for a 24-18 Arkansas lead.
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
He is expected to be tried on drug trafficking charges, effectively ending a nearly 13-year reign that began after the death of President Hugo Chavez.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
In addition to trying on Este’s ceremony, reception, and after-party looks, Alana and Danielle are also seeing their bridesmaids’ dresses one last time.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
How futile was just about anything Tech tried on offense?
—Kevin Sherrington
jan. 1, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
He is expected to be tried on drug trafficking charges, effectively ending a nearly 13-year reign that began after the death of President Hugo Chavez.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
In addition to trying on Este’s ceremony, reception, and after-party looks, Alana and Danielle are also seeing their bridesmaids’ dresses one last time.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
How futile was just about anything Tech tried on offense?
—Kevin Sherrington
jan. 1, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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