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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Upon coming back to the states, he tried out college for a short time before dropping out and moving to Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Lindsay Hecox tried out for the college teams but “was not fast enough” and instead “participated in women’s club soccer and running.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Scaringe said last month that he tried out UHF during a two-hour trip, during which his Rivian vehicle drove “completely on its own.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

Either way, that clip belongs to her joke-posting era, when the burgeoning comic performer tried out material on Twitter and sharpened her punchlines at New York City open mics.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

We smoked him with the jokes all the time because he’d tried out for the basketball team every single year, and got cut every single year, because he just wasn’t very good.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds