try for
phrasal verb
tried for; trying for; tries for
: to make an attempt or effort to get (something)
He tried for second place but finished third instead.
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Baldwin was tried for involuntary manslaughter in Santa Fe, New Mexico, last summer.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Coppola and Shipka had been trying for some time to find a project together and their schedules finally aligned for The Last Showgirl.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
How to watch Giants at Eagles Venue: Lincoln Financial Field — Philadelphia
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in-person?
—Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
For speaking out against the violence of Mr. Duterte’s drug war, Father Villanueva and another Catholic priest were tried for sedition.
—Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Coppola and Shipka had been trying for some time to find a project together and their schedules finally aligned for The Last Showgirl.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
How to watch Giants at Eagles Venue: Lincoln Financial Field — Philadelphia
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in-person?
—Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
For speaking out against the violence of Mr. Duterte’s drug war, Father Villanueva and another Catholic priest were tried for sedition.
—Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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