try on
verb
tried on; trying on; tries on
1
: to put on (a garment) in order to test the fit
2
: to use or test experimentally
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Then, during shooting, a costumer told him Yeoh had sent shoes to try on.
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Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Amazon tried to do an end run around this with its try-before-you-buy service where a customer could order up to six items, keep them for seven days to try on, then return the items not wanted.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The designer also sent a hat from his archives for Trump to try on for size, which enabled Javits to re-proportion a winter style using the same navy silk wool for the hat that Adam Lippes used for Trump’s inaugural outfit.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
The retail giant is dropping the service, which allowed Amazon’s Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes and accessories at home before making a purchase.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Amazon tried to do an end run around this with its try-before-you-buy service where a customer could order up to six items, keep them for seven days to try on, then return the items not wanted.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The designer also sent a hat from his archives for Trump to try on for size, which enabled Javits to re-proportion a winter style using the same navy silk wool for the hat that Adam Lippes used for Trump’s inaugural outfit.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
The retail giant is dropping the service, which allowed Amazon’s Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes and accessories at home before making a purchase.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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