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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Cosgrove and Mattingly were not charged, but Hankison was tried on several counts of wanton endangerment over bullets that entered a neighboring apartment.
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Muir also tried on the Truckman coat, thoughtfully named for firefighters in uniform blue.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
If the tights feel at all uncomfortable in the store—the fabric against your skin, the seams, the fit, the feel around your waist—try on something else.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
Hiking boots should probably be tried on by the hiker as the fit really matters in order to avoid the possibility of blisters or cramping in the toe box.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Muir also tried on the Truckman coat, thoughtfully named for firefighters in uniform blue.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
If the tights feel at all uncomfortable in the store—the fabric against your skin, the seams, the fit, the feel around your waist—try on something else.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
Hiking boots should probably be tried on by the hiker as the fit really matters in order to avoid the possibility of blisters or cramping in the toe box.
—Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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