tried out

VERB

evaluate, test

Synonyms

WEAK

appraise audition check out demonstrate experiment fit give a try have a dry run have a fitting inspect practice probe prove put into practice put to the test sample scrutinize taste try for size wear

Antonyms

WEAK

abstain

Example Sentences

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tried out

Almost every one, around 14 of them says Godbold, has already tried out this plane on a flight simulator.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“We tried out in November and were with the team for eight months prior to nationals,” Hedricks said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Scammers are so embedded that the first four men matched with Julie Osgood when she tried out a dating site were all potential fraudsters, the 60-year-old recently told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Nicole Nguyen tried out the new speech-powered feature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

It was entertaining to look at them, and some of them we even tried out; for a while the floor looked like Christmas morning.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien