try·out
ˈtrī-ˌau̇t 
: an experimental performance or demonstration: such as
a
: a test of the ability (as of an athlete or actor) to fill a part or meet standards
b
: a performance of a play prior to its official opening to determine response and discover weaknesses
tried out; trying out; tries out
: to compete for a position especially on an athletic team or for a part in a play
Examples of tryout in a Sentence
Noun
Open tryouts for the team are next Monday.
Verb
want to try out my new skateboard?
tried out his skill at archery
Recent Examples on the Web
Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
She is being thrust into the national political spotlight Wednesday as Vance headlines the event that is widely seen as a behind-the-scenes tryout to be Trump's vice presidential pick.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
The Dolphins gave tryouts to 27 players at their rookie minicamp this past weekend.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
Williams made a nice throw to tryout tight end Shelton Zeon on a seam route that was just off his hands, but the timing of the play was sharp.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Once the home of pep club and cheerleading tryouts, the auditorium now holds a two-story structure with meeting rooms and a pool table, with the building’s original plaster molding accented with lights.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
Along with the 18 undrafted free agents and seven draft picks in minicamp, the Panthers are hosting four tryout players.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
England aspired to become a song plugger, and Wiseman eventually granted him a three-month tryout.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2024
Snazzy, visiting from Anchorage, got a tryout while in New York for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
So, is this the last word on trying out human urine as a rodent repellent?
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 27 Mar. 2024
In Grease, directed by Randal Kleiser at Paramount, Buckner’s Patty convinces Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy Olsson, a new student, to try out for the cheerleading squad.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
This week, try out a roughly 3-mile out-and-back hike that follows the River Mouth Loop trail to the South McCoy Trail, located near the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center on the western side of Imperial Beach.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
Instead, Apple is holding smaller hands-on sessions in New York and London, where members of the media will be able to watch the video announcement and try out the devices.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
But in Palm Beach, most eyes will be on the vice presidential candidates who have been trying out for months at campaign rallies, primary parties, meetings and television interviews to join Trump on the GOP ticket that in 2016 and 2020 included Mike Pence.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
More than 51% said the video had a medium to high level of influence on their decision to try out for the job, recruiters said.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 3 May 2024
So Trillo tried out different concepts to see what would work in the video.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Noun
Gill had a tryout with Denver on Wednesday, a source said, and the team moved promptly to sign him.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
She is being thrust into the national political spotlight Wednesday as Vance headlines the event that is widely seen as a behind-the-scenes tryout to be Trump's vice presidential pick.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
The Dolphins gave tryouts to 27 players at their rookie minicamp this past weekend.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
Williams made a nice throw to tryout tight end Shelton Zeon on a seam route that was just off his hands, but the timing of the play was sharp.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Once the home of pep club and cheerleading tryouts, the auditorium now holds a two-story structure with meeting rooms and a pool table, with the building’s original plaster molding accented with lights.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2024
Along with the 18 undrafted free agents and seven draft picks in minicamp, the Panthers are hosting four tryout players.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
England aspired to become a song plugger, and Wiseman eventually granted him a three-month tryout.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2024
Snazzy, visiting from Anchorage, got a tryout while in New York for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Verb
There were 1,000 girls trying out in the first round, only 35 would make the team.
—Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 2 May 2024
So, is this the last word on trying out human urine as a rodent repellent?
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 27 Mar. 2024
In Grease, directed by Randal Kleiser at Paramount, Buckner’s Patty convinces Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy Olsson, a new student, to try out for the cheerleading squad.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
This week, try out a roughly 3-mile out-and-back hike that follows the River Mouth Loop trail to the South McCoy Trail, located near the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center on the western side of Imperial Beach.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
Instead, Apple is holding smaller hands-on sessions in New York and London, where members of the media will be able to watch the video announcement and try out the devices.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
But in Palm Beach, most eyes will be on the vice presidential candidates who have been trying out for months at campaign rallies, primary parties, meetings and television interviews to join Trump on the GOP ticket that in 2016 and 2020 included Mike Pence.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
More than 51% said the video had a medium to high level of influence on their decision to try out for the job, recruiters said.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 3 May 2024
So Trillo tried out different concepts to see what would work in the video.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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tryout
1 of 2 noun
try·out
ˈtrī-ˌau̇t
: a test of the ability (as of an actor or athlete) to fill a part or meet standards
try out
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)trī-ˈau̇t
: to take part in a tryout especially for a position on an athletic team or a part in a play
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