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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An individual claiming to have auditioned to run Tesla’s social media presence diagnosed the car company’s chief executive with a “soul-deep inability to post.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
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
The 20-year-old dancer was working at Starbucks inside a Kissimmee Target store while studying theater, and would have auditioned on Tuesday for a play, said his sister, Belinette Ocasio-Capo.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2016
“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
