tryout
Americannoun
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a trial or test to ascertain fitness for some purpose.
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Theater. performances of a play in preparation for an official opening, often taking place away from a major theatrical center.
Etymology
Origin of tryout
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase try out
Example Sentences
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He and Avery talked twice while she was waiting for tryouts to start, and one time when Aunt Jen was late to pick her up from practice, he taught her some skateboarding basics.
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He attended an informational meeting to find out about seventh-grade basketball tryouts.
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But on the day it mattered most, she flubbed her tryout and failed to make the team.
Ray seems as excited about the tryouts as I am.
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His tryout involved trying to get past a kid who was the size of a refrigerator.
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