try on
verb
tried on; trying on; tries on
1
: to put on (a garment) in order to test the fit
2
: to use or test experimentally
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Trent also has a new showroom in Barcelona for those who want to try on their rentals beforehand.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Corder was tried on 10 counts of murder, each based on a different theory on how Maria was killed, the BBC reported.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 20 May 2025
Timothy David Riha of Riverside, California, went into an H&M fitting room at the Coronado Center in Albuquerque on May 12 and exposed himself in front of a 7-year-old girl who was trying on dresses with her mom, according to an affidavit.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
He is being tried on a charge of manslaughter with a firearm and faces a maximum of 30 years if convicted.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
Corder was tried on 10 counts of murder, each based on a different theory on how Maria was killed, the BBC reported.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 20 May 2025
Timothy David Riha of Riverside, California, went into an H&M fitting room at the Coronado Center in Albuquerque on May 12 and exposed himself in front of a 7-year-old girl who was trying on dresses with her mom, according to an affidavit.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
He is being tried on a charge of manslaughter with a firearm and faces a maximum of 30 years if convicted.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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