How to Use audition in a Sentence

audition

1 of 2 noun
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  • Her audition could have been the take that was in the movie.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
  • This came about as an audition that found its way to me.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • That was something that became more aligned over the course of the audition process.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • The union is seeking rules and limits on the use of self-tape auditions.
    — Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • His audition impressed them, but the wig must’ve not sat right with them.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • As the final audition for season 22, Gagnon brought out the big guns.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Ryan is the piano player at an audition for a job that Francine doesn’t get.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The first day of the first audition shoot was at the Hollywood Athletic Club.
    — EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
  • In the first episode, Sha-Rock, the genre’s first prominent female MC, talks about the audition that changed her life.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • As fans may know, at the end of the auditions, the quartet delivers feedback and decides if the act will make it to the next round.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2023
  • The days of live auditions in different cities are over.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And two weeks later the audition for Halloween came up.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • During her audition for Karen, the entire room could not deny the role was made for her.
    — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The last Black dancer who tried to join the company in 1945 wasn’t even allowed to register for the audition.
    — Beatriz Miranda, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • That got him an agent, and the agent got him an audition for American Beauty.
    — Alex Pappademas, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In the video, Spears is brought to the edge of tears while reading a scene opposite Gosling, who is off camera during the audition.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This means actors in the union will not be able to film TV shows and movies, audition for new projects or promote their finished work.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • Boyle was a sensation across the globe the moment her audition video hit the internet.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Michael Philippou: Joe Bird was the only one who did his possession in the auditions.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
  • So Damon and his sister Kim and the family was all over that first audition...
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • He was suggested toward the end of the Rangers’ audition period to take over Platt’s spot.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Martin [Chambers] was playing drums at the audition, but Chrissie didn’t play with us.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
  • And from that audition blossomed a friendship that spawned one meme-able dinner.
    — Vulture, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Streisand, Gould has said, recited her phone number at the end of her audition for a callback.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In Williams’ place, Miller Moss will get his first start as just one of the players hoping to finish this season with a strong audition for next year.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Watch on Despite the mishaps, Three G continued on with their audition.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 4 June 2023
  • But the audition required him to learn a lot of technical speak about the character, Mr. Vup, an alien with an advanced sense of smell.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • That the film doesn’t need Blu so much is underscored when Nico, Pedro and pals set up Carnival auditions in the heart of the jungle.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Producers liked the bleached blonde finger waves that Gabrielle, 27, donned during the audition.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Many have experienced freezing up in an audition room with the camera on and maybe only one chance to get the take right.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
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audition

2 of 2 verb
  • When he came in to audition, he was very charming.
  • They auditioned several girls for the role.
  • We will audition dancers today.
  • And then Vivian auditioned and jumped to the front of the list.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Dune actor didn’t even have to audition for the role.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2023
  • The actor, then 19, had already auditioned for the film and didn't make the cut.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The next step was to announce the project to the public and invite residents to audition for the roles.
    — Nanfu Wang, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
  • For the first time in his life, auditioning for the show meant stepping into the world of rock 'n' roll.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The Yardbirds marked the only time in his career that Beck had to audition.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Guests can audition to go on stage and spin a replica of the iconic Wheel to solve puzzles and win prizes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • That’s been the hardest thing for me; auditioning and being a blank slate.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • The gun was first auditioned with South Vietnamese soldiers in 1962.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Very involved with the whole scene of preparing to be a singer, an opera singer, and then auditioning.
    — Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Williams was reportedly one of the many actresses to audition for the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Rodgers has toyed with the idea of retiring several times, and auditioned to be host of the game show Jeopardy! in 2021.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
  • This might be his final time to really audition for the role of the next BYU quarterback in front of the coaches.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Rivera didn’t know it at the time, but the man auditioning her was Balanchine himself.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • His parents got an email inviting him to audition for a film in Chicago.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Mirren auditioned for the National Youth Theatre at the age of 18.
    — Jacob Linden, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Finally, my girlfriend at the time forced me to audition.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 June 2023
  • At the height of his career, in the mid-2010s, directors made trips to Rikers Island to visit and audition Mr. Duress.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Back then these poor souls were required to mirror the bride’s appearance as if auditioning for the role of the bride herself.
    — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Blades recently auditioned for, but didn’t land a part in, a Marvel movie.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2023
  • The manager, then 38, invited the 12-year-old singer to audition for him in person.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2022
  • One day in the early 1970s, a friend called Mr. Friedman to tell him about a young comic named Andy Kaufman who wanted to audition.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Soon after, Elijah flew out to Los Angeles and auditioned for the show.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Masse had moved to Los Angeles from New York the year before to audition for film and television projects.
    — ELLE, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Four players have been auditioning for the role this summer.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2023
  • As a teen, Russell auditioned several times for a spot on Berry Gordy’s label, with no luck.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Angus Cloud’s mother, Lisa, has shared a link to the casting tape that earned the then-unknown 19-year-old the chance to audition for Fezco on Euphoria.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023

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