Examples of college try in a Sentence
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Before the Bulls can even give tanking the ol’ college try, the mechanism might be rendered obsolete.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
And in that parallel universe, Che Diaz has disappeared, Carrie is allowing Aidan to run away for five years and is pivoting to fiction writing, Charlotte is living her PTA life, and Miranda is giving dating the ol’ college try again.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Given one more college try, Kelly will get another chance to live up to his championship pledge.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2023
Whether the classic test will catch on is anybody’s guess, but credit to its creators, and Florida, for giving it the college try.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
24 Sep. 2023
After a college try at filmmaking retirement, the Oscar-winning director is now more prolific than ever.
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J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 July 2023
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
And in that parallel universe, Che Diaz has disappeared, Carrie is allowing Aidan to run away for five years and is pivoting to fiction writing, Charlotte is living her PTA life, and Miranda is giving dating the ol’ college try again.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Given one more college try, Kelly will get another chance to live up to his championship pledge.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2023
Whether the classic test will catch on is anybody’s guess, but credit to its creators, and Florida, for giving it the college try.
—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
24 Sep. 2023
After a college try at filmmaking retirement, the Oscar-winning director is now more prolific than ever.
—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 July 2023
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“College try.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/college%20try. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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