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

From there, she attended Mountview Academy during the pandemic, before auditioning to drama schools for a university degree.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

“I didn’t get a final say, but Masali was incredible. She had just gotten off a plane from South Africa and it was a real lesson in auditioning for me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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