tryout

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But on the day it mattered most, she flubbed her tryout and failed to make the team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“The Queen of Versailles” has grown tighter since its tryout last summer at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre, but it’s still an unwieldy operation despite the impeccable showmanship of Michael Arden’s direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

The show is inspired by a 2022 short video featuring an undercover Eli Manning as a walk-on at a Penn State football tryout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

You see this guy’s arm, just like they did in Eli’s tryout video, you’re like, “That’s a pro arm, that’s an arm that deserves to go all the way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

For as much as I dreaded possibly failing the tryout, it would’ve been nice to at least get the chance to see what I could do.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston