Audition is an English word with synonyms like hearing or run. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Audition in a sentence
Related words
Audition meaning
- A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
- The sense of hearing.
- An act of hearing; being heard.
Synonyms of Audition
Using Audition
- The main meaning on this page is: A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. | The sense of hearing. | An act of hearing; being heard.
- Useful related words include: hearing, try out, run, trial.
- In the example corpus, audition often appears in combinations such as: audition for, to audition, the audition.
Context around Audition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Audition
- In this selection, "audition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mock, ever, failed, process, didn and piece stand out and add context to how "audition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 14 to audition for a and a failed audition as drummer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "audition" sits close to words such as chin, clemson and consortium, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with audition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Robinson revealed that her audition for was her first-ever audition. (11 words)
And again, we wouldn’t be here if Colbert didn’t nail her audition. (14 words)
And it was during that audition that I decided is what I want to do. (15 words)
Scabies knew James through a failed audition as drummer for London SS. citation When the two decided to start their own band, with James on guitar and Scabies on drums, they invited Sid Vicious and Dave Vanian to audition to be the singer. (43 words)
Also, I’ve been a working actor on all different kinds of things, I have ups and downs in my career, and it was just another audition for me, which I did after I did (playing Dr. Ken Brickman) in New Orleans. (42 words)
I was not told that, but of course the source materials are out there and whenever you get an audition for anything, you try to scour for information and clues to load your audition so you do the best possible job. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
In addition to dance classes, student dancers gained insight into the audition process through a mock audition.
As the woman took on audition after audition to no success, two signature braids later connected her to one Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep) who auditioned last minute for the role of the Nanny in Oliver’s play.
I was not told that, but of course the source materials are out there and whenever you get an audition for anything, you try to scour for information and clues to load your audition so you do the best possible job.
Robinson revealed that her audition for was her first-ever audition.
Cecil’s dream was to become Krusty’s sidekick, but his audition didn’t go as planned and Krusty instead hired Bob on the spot, even though he wasn’t there to audition for the role.
She picked "Ya Got Trouble" as her audition piece, which was different than what Taraldsen and Ahlberg had planned for that musical, but stuck with it after seeing her audition.
She was determined to audition for her first talent show, ultimately leading her to audition for the biggest talent show on television.
Scabies knew James through a failed audition as drummer for London SS. citation When the two decided to start their own band, with James on guitar and Scabies on drums, they invited Sid Vicious and Dave Vanian to audition to be the singer.
The band agreed to audition Smith, but he was late and the last drummer to audition.
The Lunts wanted Brando to play the role of Alfred Lunt 's son in O Mistress Mine, and Lunt even coached him for his audition, but Brando's reading during the audition was so desultory that they couldn't hire him.
According to DiCaprio, the Academy Award-winning helmer simply felt she was the right fit based on his instinct rather than having her prove herself throughout an extensive audition process.
After performing the Allman Brothers Band’s song “Soulshine” at his audition, judge Keith Urban told CJ, “You sing 'cause you have to sing, not 'cause you want to sing. And I mean that in the deepest way.
After studying acting in college, most of her first large roles were in theater — she was by M. Night Shyamalan, who cast her in Lady in the Water — of which she had to audition for.
Airing on Tuesday 22 August, her blind audition wowed the judges, with two judges spinning their chairs based on her voice alone.
A local admirer urged Carrie’s family to take her to Nashville at 14 to audition for a record contract.
Also, I’ve been a working actor on all different kinds of things, I have ups and downs in my career, and it was just another audition for me, which I did after I did (playing Dr. Ken Brickman) in New Orleans.
Amanda Holden is facing backlash from Britain’s Got Talent viewers after pressing her golden buzzer during an 11-year-old girl’s audition.
And again, we wouldn’t be here if Colbert didn’t nail her audition.
And during an audition, Hancock tells the story of going to Miles house and playing with these absolute giants of the jazz world in the ’60s.
And it was during that audition that I decided is what I want to do.
Common combinations with audition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- audition for 58×
- to audition 37×
- the audition 30×
- his audition 18×
- an audition 16×
- audition and 12×
- audition process 9×
- her audition 9×
- audition to 7×
- first audition 7×