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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At this level, interns aren’t fetching coffee; they are auditioning for full-time jobs with base salaries around $300,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Others defend him as if they are auditioning to be on the ticket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
Washington Bach Consort continued its season of guest conductors who are auditioning to become the organization’s artistic director.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2018
