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Definition of try (out)

as in to test

to put (something) to a test want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery

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Noun

Patterson signed after going 13 for 13 on field goals while outperforming Gonzalez, Eddy Piniero and Greg Joseph in a tryout. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The Chiefs have signed an offensive tackle, Kellen Diesch, after a tryout with the team a day earlier. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 The show will come to Broadway without an out-of-town tryout, but will hold a public presentation in New York. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Coach Mike Macdonald said Monday that Arnold's visit and tryout went well. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for try (out)

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Verb

Even chains with thousands of locations elsewhere are testing whether novelty can translate into loyalty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Developed by Tianmushan Laboratory, a research institution established with support from Beihang University, the aircraft is designed to test technologies that could eventually enable quieter and more practical supersonic passenger aircraft.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of test

Noun

The plot, which stage director Adam Cioffari has moved to the present day, is about a small Italian opera company’s rehearsal gone wrong due to a titanic clash of egos.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
Hargitay has been in steady rehearsals for the Emmy hosting gig, the first time a woman has hosted the show in 15 years.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehearsal

Noun

Jukes is a year younger than McQuillen, but during club season at 1st Alliance, the two compete against each other during practice.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Ars Video The three researchers from Hacktron AI, a small security company, were paid $6,500 by OpenAI as part of a bug bounty program, a common practice where tech companies pay ethical hackers to test their security.

— Cristina Criddle, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of practice

Noun

As fate would have it, pitcher JR Ritchie, shown throwing during spring training workouts in February, will take the mound on a day the Braves can clinch a postseason berth.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Ahead of the workout, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said cornerback Mansoor Delane would practice in some capacity.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of workout

Noun

The demonstration followed an earlier appearance at Operation Jailbreak, an experimentation exercise held at Fort Carson.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
After three suboptimal innings, Glasnow settled down in a trust-building exercise of an outing against the Giants and their triple A-caliber lineup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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