try for
phrasal verb
tried for; trying for; tries for
: to make an attempt or effort to get (something)
He tried for second place but finished third instead.
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Brandon Nimmo changed his approach to try for more power, and the results are … confusing.
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Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See how these kitchens are jumping on the butter yellow trend, and take notes on the buttery hues to try for yourself.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
Blum has tried for decades to remove racial considerations from parts of American life, including a successful push to essentially end affirmative action in college admissions.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Inevitably, the film was immediately banned in Japan, but a book containing the film’s script and a dozen stills — in an echo of the case made in Italy about Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris — was tried for obscenity.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See how these kitchens are jumping on the butter yellow trend, and take notes on the buttery hues to try for yourself.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
Blum has tried for decades to remove racial considerations from parts of American life, including a successful push to essentially end affirmative action in college admissions.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Inevitably, the film was immediately banned in Japan, but a book containing the film’s script and a dozen stills — in an echo of the case made in Italy about Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris — was tried for obscenity.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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