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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Schaeffer knows full well that the series doesn’t have the most uplifting conclusion, but with Death being a literal character on the show, the alternative didn’t land when tried on for size.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
While cleaning a wealthy guest’s suite, Marisa tries on a designer outfit, and which is right when high-profile Senate candidate Christopher Marshall (Fiennes) mistakes her for a wealthy socialite.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Photographed by Caroline Tompkins Fineman tries on one of her wigs.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Fiennes and Berger tussled briefly over which costumes to use for the cardinals after Fiennes met with the British cardinal and tried on his vestments.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
While cleaning a wealthy guest’s suite, Marisa tries on a designer outfit, and which is right when high-profile Senate candidate Christopher Marshall (Fiennes) mistakes her for a wealthy socialite.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Photographed by Caroline Tompkins Fineman tries on one of her wigs.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Fiennes and Berger tussled briefly over which costumes to use for the cardinals after Fiennes met with the British cardinal and tried on his vestments.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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