audition
noun
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
were auditioning
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past progressiveof audition.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Between the songs, Changbin revealed he'd chosen Tottenham stadium because of his love of English football; and his bandmates started chanting spells in British accents, as if they were auditioning for the Harry Potter reboot.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
The din of clacking keyboards grew noticeably softer for a minute or two, as we all made an effort to gently swipe our keys subtly rather than banging them like we were auditioning for Stomp.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2023
In 1997, Glimmerglass Opera in upstate New York contacted the Metropolitan Opera, where I was in the young artists program, and said they were auditioning for Lennie in “Of Mice and Men.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
Gottlieb recalled that when they were auditioning for the lead they were immediately impressed with Robert Lee Grant, who was cast in the role of Gilbert.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2021
“My mother sent me an article in the New York Times saying that they were auditioning people for the cast of ‘Hair’ on Broadway and she suggested that I go try out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2018
