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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Tisdale French shared a video trying on her old HSM costumes.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Then, try on different colors, and patterns.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Guests will be able to try on the red carpet coats and clothes worn by Heidi Klum, Jennifer Lopez and Cindy Crawford, among others.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Beckford later asked politely to try on my jacket—a black Double RL officer’s coat from the 90 —and noticed the tags and buttons of a bygone era.
—Zachary Weiss, Vanity Fair, 18 Jan. 2026
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Then, try on different colors, and patterns.
—Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Guests will be able to try on the red carpet coats and clothes worn by Heidi Klum, Jennifer Lopez and Cindy Crawford, among others.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Beckford later asked politely to try on my jacket—a black Double RL officer’s coat from the 90 —and noticed the tags and buttons of a bygone era.
—Zachary Weiss, Vanity Fair, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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