try for
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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At the Shops at Clearfork location, try for a table Saturday or at off-hours.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Another man had been tried for Rose’s murder a few months after the crime took place and was acquitted.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Legislators will try for the third year in a row to address the fallout from private equity ownership of three Connecticut hospitals.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Another man had been tried for Rose’s murder a few months after the crime took place and was acquitted.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Legislators will try for the third year in a row to address the fallout from private equity ownership of three Connecticut hospitals.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
This needed to be explored — so many have tried for that grail and failed.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Try for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20for. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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