1
: someone or something that tries
2
: an implement (such as a tapered hollow tube) used in obtaining samples of bulk material for examination and testing
Examples of trier in a Sentence
Even if she fails she's a real trier.
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So, the objective is to review the evidence collected and determine if that proof is sufficient to support a finding of guilt by a trier of fact.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
And—knock on wood—every first-time trier has left a fan.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
If the trier of fact were to conclude that digital advertising and print advertising were fundamentally different creatures, there would be no disparate treatment and hence no ITFA violation.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Most cases involved a gun: Prosecutors would say one defendant fired a fatal shot, then, in a separate trial, before a different trier of fact, say a different defendant fired it.
—Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
Always bring back-up triers Cheese judging is serious business.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
There are two freestyle terrain parks, Shakedown Progression Park and The Rush, for adventurous trick triers, plus a learning area dubbed The Zone.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
That will be up to the trier of fact.
—Maria Lencki, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2021
Still, our Miranda is a trier.
—Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
And—knock on wood—every first-time trier has left a fan.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
If the trier of fact were to conclude that digital advertising and print advertising were fundamentally different creatures, there would be no disparate treatment and hence no ITFA violation.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Most cases involved a gun: Prosecutors would say one defendant fired a fatal shot, then, in a separate trial, before a different trier of fact, say a different defendant fired it.
—Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
Always bring back-up triers Cheese judging is serious business.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
There are two freestyle terrain parks, Shakedown Progression Park and The Rush, for adventurous trick triers, plus a learning area dubbed The Zone.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
That will be up to the trier of fact.
—Maria Lencki, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2021
Still, our Miranda is a trier.
—Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
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“Trier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trier. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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trier
noun
tri·er
ˈtrī-ər 
Geographical Definition
Trier
geographical name
city in western Germany on the Moselle River near the border with Luxembourg population 106,000
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