Example Sentences

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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

If this is the job that women are auditioning for and willingly signing up to do, it seems there is more than enough blame to go around on both sides.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2018

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