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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Consumers missed the tangible aspects of shopping, such as trying on clothes, interacting with products and exploring physical stores.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
To her surprise, her dad had done an entire haul of her order, even trying on a pair of black boots.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Pacheco, who is of Puerto Rican descent, earlier let Daddy Yankee try on his two Super Bowl rings.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The more intimate upstairs salon, where clothes will be browsed and tried on, is still jammed with ladders.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
To her surprise, her dad had done an entire haul of her order, even trying on a pair of black boots.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Pacheco, who is of Puerto Rican descent, earlier let Daddy Yankee try on his two Super Bowl rings.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
The more intimate upstairs salon, where clothes will be browsed and tried on, is still jammed with ladders.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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