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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How about a GoFundMe platform for Catholic Worker Houses that feed the poor here in Baltimore and try for societal change?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Chicagoans overwhelmingly hate the deal — which has seen the private investors already recoup their investment and then some with decades of control ahead of them and parking rates continuing to rise — and City Hall has been trying for years to figure out how to break it, to no avail.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
While in southern Utah, try for an easier-to-obtain daily lottery instead.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
As for the Boomers, Cornyn, 73, is seeking his fifth term as senator, and Paxton, 63, decided to try for higher office after three terms as state attorney general.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
Chicagoans overwhelmingly hate the deal — which has seen the private investors already recoup their investment and then some with decades of control ahead of them and parking rates continuing to rise — and City Hall has been trying for years to figure out how to break it, to no avail.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
While in southern Utah, try for an easier-to-obtain daily lottery instead.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
As for the Boomers, Cornyn, 73, is seeking his fifth term as senator, and Paxton, 63, decided to try for higher office after three terms as state attorney general.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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