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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Holmes was tried on 11 counts of fraud and found guilty of four of the charges — three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Neither of my grandmothers would have been willing to try on a pair of sneakers or Keds tennis shoes, let alone wear them.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
As the Champagne flowed, guests tried on the charms and admired the ways the precious gems glittered in the candlelight.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
Those suspects invited a third suspect to the home, where that suspect was allowed to try on the victim’s designer watch.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Neither of my grandmothers would have been willing to try on a pair of sneakers or Keds tennis shoes, let alone wear them.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
As the Champagne flowed, guests tried on the charms and admired the ways the precious gems glittered in the candlelight.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
Those suspects invited a third suspect to the home, where that suspect was allowed to try on the victim’s designer watch.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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