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How to use audition in a sentence

29 example sentences · noun, verb

Audition means a performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. Example: “I've been to five auditions this week.”

Examples of audition by meaning

nounA performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

  • I've been to five auditions this week.

nounThe sense of hearing.

  • His audition was poor.

verbTo evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.

  • We auditioned several actors for the part.
  • I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Chips from a Life, →ISBN

verbTo take part in such a performance.

  • Several actors auditioned for the part.

More sentences with audition

  • The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.From the entry cutting
  • His disappearance on the day of the audition was just a cop-out.From the entry cop-out
  • At the audition you will be required to cold read a script.From the entry cold read
  • I auditioned and I would have had the role, but I got squeezed out by a more experienced actor.From the entry squeeze out
  • The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.From the entry cutting
  • Aspiring pop stars lined up for hours just to audition.From the entry aspiring
  • For the audition, Nicole will play up her skill as a pianist by playing Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach.From the entry play up
  • Acting auditions often include cold reading.From the entry cold reading
  • I waited tables, auditioned, pieced together a life out of odd jobs and ambition.2026 April 22, Jillian Sanders, “The Danger of Surrendering Your Financial Independence in a Relationship”, in TIME, archived from the…. From the entry wait tables
  • It's really hard to get in an audition room when you have an accent.2018 January 24, Lakshine Sathiyanathan, Lisa Xing, quoting Mariya Miloshevych, “Why some people try to chip away at their accent”, in CBC…. From the entry accent
  • Sometimes I tell people she is auditioning for a remount of the musical “Hair”.2012, Kirsten Van Ritzen, The Comedy Diva Diaries, page 17. From the entry remount
  • “You seem to forget I’m going to an audition about a part.1936, Noel Streatfeild, Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage. From the entry and how
  • When I was starting out, I was cast as nervous characters, because I was nervous in all my auditions.2026 April 23, Rich Pelley, quoting Adam Scott, “Severance star Adam Scott: ‘There’s nothing wrong with being told that you resemble Tom…. From the entry go-to
  • You insisted that I didn't need to audition.2023 October 19, Haliya May, Savage Devotion, Haliya May. From the entry charged
  • Start a TikTok and share your ideas, join a club or group, or audition for the play, etc.2022, Stefanie Caponi, Guided Tarot for Teens: A Beginner’s Guide to Card Meanings, Spreads, and Trust in Your Intuition, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry TikTok
  • The short scenes in this book are particularly useful for audition workshops since audition sides are rarely longer than two pages.2017, Dave Kost, Book of Sides II. From the entry side
  • We used some moves from the Q-dog step show and hooked up a slammin' routine for my audition.2012, Nikki Carter, Step To This: A So For Real Novel. From the entry step show
  • Feldman introduced himself as the director of auditions.2010, Maximus Tonelli, The Pilot and the Actress, page 77. From the entry swank
  • In order to "book" work you must be prepared and available to go out on go-sees, castings, and auditions.2008, Didiayer Snyder, On Your Mark - An Insight Guide to Modeling, page 56. From the entry go-see
  • She didn’t remember the rest of the auditions.1991, Ellen Ashley, chapter 9, in Understudy (Center Stage; 3), New York, N.Y.: Fawcett Girls Only, →ISBN, pages 135–136. From the entry it's not over 'til the fat lady sings
  • Auditions TODAY at 2 p.m., Masonic Temple, Hollywood.1947, Daily Variety, volume 57, page 16. From the entry ballerino
  • They smiled, touched, rolled their eyes and raised their eyebrows, as they relived the audition and catted about some of their competition.1996, Alistair Boyle, The Unlucky Seven. From the entry cat
  • But drinking in the bath always feels slightly performative, as though I'm auditioning for the role of beloved boozy singleton and UK national treasure, Bridget Jones.2025 June 7, Jo Ellison, “Breakfast in bath—yes or eurgh?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry national treasure
  • Shiny-floor shows can connect audiences through the literal representation of live crowds at the venue, participants auditioning and performing on stage, public voting, and live Internet chat.2016, Laurie Ouellette, A Companion to Reality Television, page 126. From the entry shiny-floor

Meaning of audition

  1. noun A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
  2. noun The sense of hearing.
  3. noun An act of hearing; being heard.

Full definition of audition

Questions about audition in a sentence

How do you use audition in a sentence?
Audition is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I've been to five auditions this week.”
What is a short sentence with audition?
“His audition was poor.”
What does audition mean?
Audition means a performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

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