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 local authorities also shared that investigators recommended that Brady be tried for a Class 4 felony charge of child abuse.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 21 July 2025
You guys have tried for 20 years to change the law.
—Greg Bishop, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025
Prosecutors said the brothers wanted to eliminate B.J. as a witness against Russell, who was about to be tried for killing Clarke’s boyfriend, a rival Bridgeport drug dealer Rudolf Snead.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
Republicans have been trying for decades to cut the money for public broadcasting, saying that viewers in this multi-channel cable and streaming age have a wide variety of media choices.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 21 July 2025
You guys have tried for 20 years to change the law.
—Greg Bishop, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025
Prosecutors said the brothers wanted to eliminate B.J. as a witness against Russell, who was about to be tried for killing Clarke’s boyfriend, a rival Bridgeport drug dealer Rudolf Snead.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
Republicans have been trying for decades to cut the money for public broadcasting, saying that viewers in this multi-channel cable and streaming age have a wide variety of media choices.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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