try for
phrasal verb
tried for; trying for; tries for
: to make an attempt or effort to get (something)
He tried for second place but finished third instead.
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The Leafs tried for Brock Nelson, but couldn’t meet the price that the Avalanche ultimately paid.
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Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
About 17 ½ minutes into flight, Starship will also try for the first time to deploy a batch of mock Starlink satellites as part of a demonstration.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
On this week's episode of The Baldwins, Hilaria shared that when Alec was first tried for involuntary manslaughter in the Rust case, their 11-year-old daughter Carmen was devastated.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
State legislators have been trying for years to boost local education aid without weakening an aggressive savings program that’s been wiping out Connecticut’s debts faster than ever before.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
About 17 ½ minutes into flight, Starship will also try for the first time to deploy a batch of mock Starlink satellites as part of a demonstration.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
On this week's episode of The Baldwins, Hilaria shared that when Alec was first tried for involuntary manslaughter in the Rust case, their 11-year-old daughter Carmen was devastated.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
State legislators have been trying for years to boost local education aid without weakening an aggressive savings program that’s been wiping out Connecticut’s debts faster than ever before.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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