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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Novak is trying on a spring 2008 drop-waist Marni dress (Look 52) with which she’s chosen to part.
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
While in Japan, the family of five shopped around at a market, tried on hats together and enjoyed several sweet treats, per Hemsworth's post.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
During a rehearsal break, Taylor tried on a princely medieval vest, made by resident costumer Tammy Molenaar, who has created costumes for both SDCYB and the San Diego Junior Theater, also housed at the Casa del Prado, for more than a decade.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Hall Pass: Seton Hall tried on the Cinderella slipper in Denver in 1989.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
While in Japan, the family of five shopped around at a market, tried on hats together and enjoyed several sweet treats, per Hemsworth's post.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
During a rehearsal break, Taylor tried on a princely medieval vest, made by resident costumer Tammy Molenaar, who has created costumes for both SDCYB and the San Diego Junior Theater, also housed at the Casa del Prado, for more than a decade.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Hall Pass: Seton Hall tried on the Cinderella slipper in Denver in 1989.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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