auditioning

Example Sentences

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Blanche has rejected the idea that he is auditioning for the permanent top job, which would require Senate confirmation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Blanche seems to be quite aggressively auditioning for the AG job, and he also seems to be much less constrained by whatever the thing was that once constrained Bondi.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Instead, they were stunned by the big reveal, in which Britain's Got Talent lead judge surprised them with the news that they would be auditioning on the ITV show.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Whereas no one else in the revolutionary generation wanted the role of Catiline, Burr seemed to be auditioning for the part at every opportunity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis