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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The couple started trying for a baby naturally in 2017 but ended up consulting with Nashville Fertility in 2018 and undergoing several rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI), according to People.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Uvalde’s school board hired new lawyers Monday night as its members tried for a third time to be open about the circumstances of the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary, any problems beforehand and what happened afterward.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead of trying for a Hail Mary throw into the end zone, Allen found Dalton Kincaid streaking across the field and made a pinpoint throw to the tight end with one second left.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul suggested the drug boat’s occupants should have been given a chance to be tried for their crimes.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Uvalde’s school board hired new lawyers Monday night as its members tried for a third time to be open about the circumstances of the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary, any problems beforehand and what happened afterward.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead of trying for a Hail Mary throw into the end zone, Allen found Dalton Kincaid streaking across the field and made a pinpoint throw to the tight end with one second left.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul suggested the drug boat’s occupants should have been given a chance to be tried for their crimes.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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