audition
noun
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
have auditioned
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present perfectof audition.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kutcher: We must have auditioned 100-plus people for that second season, and when we saw B.J. we went, “I think we’ve got our guy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
You must have auditioned more than anybody else.’
From Fox News ● Mar. 24, 2022
All things considered, would he prefer not to have auditioned for the X Factor all those years ago?
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2019
He wrote for the show for five years, starting in 2008, but what he really wanted was to be on camera — so much so that he jokingly claimed to have auditioned 44 times.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2019
“I still think you should have auditioned, Lee,” Mom says as we pull onto the main road.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
