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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The actor had a brief cameo in the two-part May 2004 episode, in which Mike and Phoebe decide to start trying for a baby.
—John Russell, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Wright told Fox News on Thursday that Greenland has tried for years to interest U.S. mining companies to develop resources there because there's not enough infrastructure to make mining economical.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Don’t be too surprised if Swalwell makes another try for the White House in 2028.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The actor had a brief cameo in the two-part May 2004 episode, in which Mike and Phoebe decide to start trying for a baby.
—John Russell, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Wright told Fox News on Thursday that Greenland has tried for years to interest U.S. mining companies to develop resources there because there's not enough infrastructure to make mining economical.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Don’t be too surprised if Swalwell makes another try for the White House in 2028.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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