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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Bernard: We felt like we were auditioning to get married to somebody.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
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
Only this time, when the fourth seat wasn't empty, it was being filled by a rotation of guest diners, as if the ladies were auditioning their next top bestie.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2022
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
She was told they were auditioning for modeling work, according to the affidavit.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2019
