How to Use try on in a Sentence

try on

verb

• Salmon is one nice firm fish and one the best to try on the grill.
  — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2021
• Snowbird has gone as far as to change the way guests try on boots.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
• The first test is to try on your eclipse glasses indoors.
  — Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
• And remember to try on hiking boots at the right time of the day.
  — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• Well bred for the turf although this is her first try on the surface.
  — Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
• The Browns converted a two-point try on a leap over the goal line by Hunt.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2021
• Nun of Ours: Might find herself on a nice lead here in her first try on the turf.
  — Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 14 Jan. 2021
• Brady is the first of four inmates to be tried on murder charges.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2019
• When a woman of color couldn't walk in a store and try on a dress.
  — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2020
• Give them a try on your next leg day workout and embrace the burn.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 4 Jan. 2022
• Fink returned the next day to try on Scarpello's dress.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• Fit: Each of our testers tried on the shoes, checking the overall fit.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
• And then my stylist asked me to humour her and try on a wedding gown.
  — Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2023
• No word yet on whether Tan and Hillary try on each other's pantsuits.
  — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2020
• Pierce applied some makeup and gave Soliz a wig to try on.
  — Ben Shimkus, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
• Find the style that suits you by selecting five frames to try on at home — for free!
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
• The game is a scandalously cheap $5 (or free to try on mobile).
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
• Excitement is in the air as the kids try on their new clothes and test out their backpacks.
  — Yaa Bofah, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2022
• The actors, who had been on break for the summer, were trying on costumes for the first time.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
• And lastly, don't be afraid to try on a few wild-card dresses.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 22 Nov. 2022
• That effort was abadoned, as was an effort to try on Miller’s left foot and leg.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 7 Oct. 2022
• The 2-point tries on each attempt failed, though, keeping the Packers in front.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2024
• The former co-host of The View shared a new video of herself trying on a pair of jeans she’s owned since 2007.
  — Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• Sometimes, the best option is to go to the sporting goods store and try on the sizes for yourself.
  — Janaya Wecker, Country Living, 13 May 2022
• My new hobbies are trying on bridal gowns and reading the Bible.
  — Sharon Ann Newman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
• Against some teams, the touchdown drive would have stopped there, leading to a 37-yard field goal try on fourth-and-2.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2020
• That week, Win had tried on a gray wool winter coat with a fur collar.
  — Deborah Orr, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2020
• Ignacio Bailone won the race to the ball, but his left-footed try on his first touch was saved.
  — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 31 July 2022
• Johnson came close to scoring on second-and-goal from the 3, then got in on his second try on third down.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
• During prom season, Nicholas’s house became a solo atelier, with girls trying on dresses over Ugg boots.
  — Katherine Bernard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024