How to Use audition in a Sentence

audition

1 of 2 noun
  • But the audition process was not an easy one.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But my dad helps me with my audition tapes all the time.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
  • The very first audition, my tape was not good.
    Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The first audition scene was the scene at the end of episode one.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There were auditions, but no one was turned away.
    Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • This time, there were no co-host auditions.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This is, in many ways, an audition.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The audition was twice as long!
    Reshma Gopaldas, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
  • What was the audition process like?
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This is the third audition round.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • What was your first big audition?
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • His mom drove him to the Kiss audition.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Feel free to use the below for any and all auditions.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Then this audition came through.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Bloomfield came in for an audition and nailed it on the first try.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • His audition impressed them, but the wig must’ve not sat right with them.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The union is seeking rules and limits on the use of self-tape auditions.
    Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • The audition came during a busy time for Chiu.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • And then this audition arrived, and I was born again.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • That was something that became more aligned over the course of the audition process.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • By the end of the four-hour-long audition, only 13 skaters would move on.
    Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Your job was to tell the story to the best of your ability and move to the next audition.
    Carol Badaracco Padgett, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Local auditions will take place in June.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Ryan is the piano player at an audition for a job that Francine doesn’t get.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • That gig, and a crash course in guitar for the audition, were a major turning point.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • To look at the auditions as the gig was an interesting thing.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Bob brought home audition tapes and played them for his children to judge their reactions.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • But what Iroegbunam has now in his absence is an audition.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • She was cut after the first round of auditions in Dallas.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Grashaw loved Pratt’s audition.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025

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.
  • Learn more about how to audition here.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Lamarr had auditioned for it a few years back, but didn't get cast.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Horner auditioned and earned a spot on the youth group’s fine arts team.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
  • To even get hired on that show — to even audition for that show, and not get fired!
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Gaudin was then offered a chance to audition for the job.
    Coy Wire, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • People wouldn't let me in a room to audition.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • How many untrained teen-agers got asked to audition twice?
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Wilde auditioned for the female lead but didn’t get the part.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • And then Vivian auditioned and jumped to the front of the list.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Hired by Fox to prepare me on how to audition.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Thousands of kids flew in from all over the country to audition.
    Emeline Atwood, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
  • But there were a lot of people auditioning for the show.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What was the process of auditioning for the role of Daryl like?
    Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The quintet would be the first — and only — five to audition for the gig.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • All ages are welcome to audition.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, there was no YouTube around to help audition wannabe artists and their projects.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • Every space is auditioning to be a stage.
    Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
  • He was invited to audition for the part of Pvt.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Sometimes the people auditioning may have the wrong idea about a show.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • That’s been the hardest thing for me; auditioning and being a blank slate.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • Really, the heart of the show is the idea of auditioning.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • 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
  • All of these people auditioned.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The actor, then 19, had already auditioned for the film and didn't make the cut.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Veterans must audition every year to stay on the team.
    Lisa Gutierrez may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
  • His parents got an email inviting him to audition for a film in Chicago.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Dayton auditioned again in 2025, but didn’t make the squad that year.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

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