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.
Examples of try for in a Sentence
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The United Nations has tried for more than a decade to advance drone non-proliferation efforts that could include limits such as forbidding the targeting of civilians or banning the use of swarms for ethnic cleansing.
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Frank Bajak, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Afterward, the students asked to try for themselves, and took turns striking the wood.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite your weak preference, partner bid again to try for game.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The UConn Huskies are trying for back-to-back championships — giving them six overall — while Purdue is trying for its first.
—NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Create a forum where employees can quickly and easily share some of their best, most inspiring prompts for their coworkers to see and try for themselves.
—Colette Stallbaumer, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
By then, Dell had been trying for years to diversify.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
The Salmon School District, which has been trying for more than a decade to replace its elementary school and build a new K-8 building in remote Central Idaho, will get about $2.6 million — not nearly enough to construct a new school.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Available to try for free today in beta, the new Adobe Express app allows users to easily produce creative assets like social media posts, posters, and website banners, with Creative Cloud members able to access and edit Photoshop and Illustrator files directly within the mobile app.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
Frank Bajak, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Afterward, the students asked to try for themselves, and took turns striking the wood.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite your weak preference, partner bid again to try for game.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The UConn Huskies are trying for back-to-back championships — giving them six overall — while Purdue is trying for its first.
—NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Create a forum where employees can quickly and easily share some of their best, most inspiring prompts for their coworkers to see and try for themselves.
—Colette Stallbaumer, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
By then, Dell had been trying for years to diversify.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
The Salmon School District, which has been trying for more than a decade to replace its elementary school and build a new K-8 building in remote Central Idaho, will get about $2.6 million — not nearly enough to construct a new school.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Available to try for free today in beta, the new Adobe Express app allows users to easily produce creative assets like social media posts, posters, and website banners, with Creative Cloud members able to access and edit Photoshop and Illustrator files directly within the mobile app.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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