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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

Small for my age and not very athletic, I tried out for the junior varsity team at Eastchester High School in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

He recently tried out the newly released and sold-out Mr. Bubble’s Dill Pickle Fluffy Foam Soap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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

I’d heard Mrs. Baylor tell her that I didn’t get the part in the play I'd tried out for, and I'd heard my mother say, “There’ll be other plays.”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English