audition
noun
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
had been auditioning
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past perfect progressiveof audition.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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I was 17 years old and I had been auditioning as a teenager in New York for commercials and TV shows.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
Up until that moment, Calle only knew that she had been auditioning for an unnamed character on an unspecified Warner Bros. film.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
“We had been auditioning a ton of really fantastic actors for this role” and had a short list of candidates to screen test, said Gamble, the producer in charge of the series.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
I had been auditioning generally to no avail for Nickelodeon and Disney Channel type shows, where I was either too unconventional or untraditional to get any of those jobs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2021
Diesel had been auditioning for stage, film and television roles for years with little success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
