audition
noun
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
are auditioning
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present progressiveof audition.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Rivera and the Martys are auditioning not for the man who hired them, Daniel Snyder, but for the man who’s buying the team from Snyder, presumed to be Josh Harris.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
The feeling around college football is that those teams not already locked in with the SEC or Big Ten are auditioning for a spot in a super conference.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Despite their efforts, they are all too often waylaid by man-babies peddling and demanding distracting sound bytes about issues that have nothing to do with the job for which they are auditioning.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2022
Doug Glanville, who played nine years in the majors, believed most former pros on minor league deals believe they are auditioning for 30 teams, not one.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
The Lakers are auditioning Julius Randle and Larry Nance Jr., and Nance has started the past two games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2017
